SPOTLIGHT: World Privacy Forum sounds alarm over PHR services

As we've discussed elsewhere, companies like Google and Microsoft (plus many smaller competitors) are determined to establish a beachhead in the personal health record space. That has some privacy advocates alarmed. Just in case consumers ask you what the risks associated with PHRs are, you may want to read the questions raised Pam Dixon, executive director of the group. Generally speaking, she's urging consumers to consider whether such platforms force them to give up more control over their medical data than they'd expected. Article

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