Posted by Dr. Bob on February 2, 2000, at 0:06:18
In reply to e-health ethics, posted by Noa on February 1, 2000, at 6:13:30
> Just heard on the news there is an "e-health Ethics Summit" beginning today in Washington, and that a study will be released that shows that many e-health sites, despite their own privacy policies, have been sharing visitors' names and other information with other companies.
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> Comments, anyone? Dr. Bob?As far as this site goes, I've addressed the question of anonymity in the FAQ:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#anonymous
I didn't say anything, however, about sharing names or other information. The "name" you give is public, and you don't register or anything, so I just don't have any other information.
FYI, the summit organizers asked for and may be distributing some suggested guidelines that I and others are working on:
http://www.dr-bob.org/ismho/suggestions.html
If anyone here has any comments, I'd be very interested in them.
Bob
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