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3 columns about security risk of processing medical and tax files overseas
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 06:50:16 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 21:26:52 -0800 From: Rick Alber <rtalber () pacbell net> Subject: 3 columns about security risk of processing medical and tax files overseas To: dave () farber net David Lazarus, an investigative business reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, had a series of 3 chilling articles about how companies cannot maintain privacy protections when they send medical and tax records overseas for processing. The folks on the IP list might like to read about these recent developments: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/1 0/22/MNGCO2FN8G1.DTL - Pakistani clerk threatens to reveal patient medical information unless she receives additional pay. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/1 0/24/BUG6U2I81K1.DTL - U.S. accountants are taking advantage of Indian tax accounting services, shipping client information overseas for return preparation, without informing clients. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/1 0/26/BUGIN2J2A01.DTL - California legislator proposes bill to prohibit sending medical data overseas. --------- Rick Alber ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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