Social Issues in Computer Technology
Summary :
Table of Contents
- Privacy of the Individual.
- Health and Safety.
- Data Security.
- Conclusion
Abstract
One issue that Australians will be confronted with in the future is the privacy of the individual, in lieu of the proposal of computerizing personal medical records. Due to the fact that medical records hold highly sensitive information about what are possibly an individual's most intimate details, the right to privacy is of principal importance in the medical records context (Davis, 2001). Demographic information such as age, sex, race, marital status, children, and occupation; financial information, such as employment status, income, and methods of payment; personal identifiers other than name, including social security number, addresses, and phone numbers are found in medical records. Moreover, information of the reasons why the patient needs treatment are also specified in these documents. This reason can perhaps range from being a victim of a violent crime, firearm injury, or the at-fault party in an auto accident. Additional information can be those which certify that an individual has a communicable or other disease, or a particular genetic propensity (Hodge, 2000).
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