Security risk of processing medical and tax files overseas
Rick Alber, via
Dave Farber’s Interesting-People:
David Lazarus, an investigative business reporter for the San Francisco
Chronicle, had a series of 3 chilling articles about how companies
cannot maintain privacy protections when they send medical and tax
records overseas for processing. The folks on the IP list might like to
read about these recent developments:
- A tough lesson on medical privacy:
Pakistani transcriber threatens UCSF over back pay – Pakistani clerk threatens to reveal patient
medical information unless she receives additional pay.- Privacy takes a backseat – U.S. accountants are taking advantage of Indian
tax accounting services, shipping client information overseas for return
preparation, without informing clients.- A politician who reads the papers – California legislator proposes bill to prohibit
sending medical data overseas.