Tag Archives: privacy

Health-e Carrot and Stick

By symtym | 9.17.08

Stark introduces Health–e Information Technology Act: bill sets deadline for standards for HIT system developments, creates incentives for adoption, and includes strong rules for privacy protection
Clear Standards and Deadlines to Spur Development of Health IT Systems
Codifies the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT, present) within the Department of Health and Human [...]

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Redacting Redactions

By symtym | 5.15.04

Illuminating Blacked–Out Words
By JOHN MARKOFF
New York Times | 5.10.04

Experts on the Freedom of Information Act said they feared the computer technique might be used as an excuse by government agencies to release even more restricted versions of documents.
“They have exposed a technique that may now become less and less useful as a result,” said Steven [...]

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