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    There are no current federal laws against re-identification, said Dr. Deborah Peel, a psychiatrist who is a director of Patient Privacy Rights, a nonprofit watchdog group in Austin, Tex. "Once personal health data gets out there, it’s like the Paris Hilton sex tape ... It is going to be out there forever." Full Article at The New York Times
    Once personal health data gets out there, it’s like the Paris Hilton sex tape ... It is going to be out there forever.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 1 month ago
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  1. As our research shows, pretty much any information that distinguishes one person from another can be used to re-identify records.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 1 month ago
  2. Movie records can be sensitive in some cases; it could be embarrassing for someone to find out I like romantic comedies ... But definitely for health records, this is a huge issue.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 1 month ago
  3. There is no way with certainty that anyone could link a Netflix member with the data Netflix has disclosed by linking it with any publicly available data ... The anonymity of the information is comparable to the strictest federal standards for anonymizing personal health information.
    SOURCE: The New York Times 1 month ago

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