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by fencepost 3803 days ago
I'm pretty sure that he's legally allowed to release his own PHI and PII. Since the README includes "I open sourced my brain. Here it is," it's from "dcunited001" and the scans are for David Conner, I'm pretty sure this is the person in question releasing his own information.
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I don't think people are questioning the right for him to release his MRI scans. I think we are wondering if the patient is aware of how much of his private info is being released in the scan.
He is legally allowed, yes. The question is whether he intended to and whether he even knew about it.