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by amigne on Thursday October 23, 2003 @11:08PM (#7297265) Attached to: Transcriber Threatens Release of Medical Records

I'm surprised the records are not anonymized before they are outsourced. This would prevent both blackmailing and reselling personal information to drug companies. When you take an HIV test, the tube sent to the lab doesn't have to bear your name, just an identification number.

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