Anonymous, The Guardian; I'm the Google whistleblower. The medical data of millions of Americans is at risk
"After a while I reached a point that I suspect is familiar to most
whistleblowers, where what I was witnessing was too important for me to
remain silent. Two simple questions kept hounding me: did patients know
about the transfer of their data to the tech giant? Should they be
informed and given a chance to opt in or out?
The answer to the first question quickly became apparent: no. The
answer to the second I became increasingly convinced about: yes. Put the
two together, and how could I say nothing?
So much is at stake. Data security is important in any field, but
when that data relates to the personal details of an individual’s
health, it is of the utmost importance as this is the last frontier of
data privacy.
With a deal as sensitive as the transfer of the personal data of more
than 50 million Americans to Google the oversight should be extensive.
Every aspect needed to be pored over to ensure that it complied with
federal rules controlling the confidential handling of protected health
information under the 1996 HIPAA legislation."
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