Medical Records

In 2004, when Bush administration officials unveiled a project to provide every American with an electronic health record by 2014, they pledged to put privacy and security first. But the discovery in April of stolen health records containing sensitive medical information about U.S. patients on a computer server in Malaysia controlled by cyber criminals indicates such records so far do not pass the privacy and security test.

feel compelled to write regarding the identity card. I think I will annoy quite a few people with my views but I think in the long run it will be more cost-efficient both for the government and for people; if you have nothing to hide, what's the problem? I have for a long time joked at work that we should, like many pets, be microchipped: sounds harsh, I know, but think of the positives before you knock the idea.