June 12, 2008

Online medical records offer convenience, may limit privacy - USA Today

Privacy Doesn't Exist Anymore - The Expert On Everything - A Novel by Edward David Gil

Described as “Catch-22” meets “Three Days of the Condor,” this techno-thriller with an attitude focuses on realistic technological details and takes the reader on a journey into an uncomfortable future that could easily become a reality.

OVERVIEW

Young Charlie Sanders is offered a six-figure job after only thirty seconds into an interview at Vector Systems, is mistakenly handed the company’s only prototype of a technology that can definitively erase any and all privacy in our society (code-named “Wallace”, It fits like a snug hearing aid and can maintain a conversation), is pursued like prey by more than a few interested parties – including a Governor with presidential ambitions and quite a few U.S. Senators – and begins receiving death-threats from the technology itself, which now has its own ideas.


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Online medical records offer convenience, may limit privacy USA Today - 3 hours ago And privacy advocates worry about sensitive records falling into the wrong hands. But nearly everyone applauds the idea behind the records: They aim to ... Kaiser, Microsoft Partner In Online Medical Records InjuryBoard.com Editorial: Electronic medical records will save lives San Jose Mercury News Storing Your Medical Records Online - The Time Is Upon Us The Gay Financial Network TechNewsWorld - Kaiser network.org all 246 news articles

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