[anitil]

Australia is adopting a single source for medical history. I'm half-excited and half-terrified. It will be a goldmine for research over time. And possibly (probably) a goldmine for bad actors.

[waste_monk]

I, and everyone I've talked to about it, has opted out of the MyHealth record system.

[discordance]

Context for those outside of Australia - The Australian government developed a digital health record system, My Health Record, without ensuring proper protection of the data (42 data breaches in 2017-18 [1]).

There were also no safeguards or legislation in place to prevent employers, insurers or authorities from being granted access to your health record at launch.

1: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-the-agency/publicatio...

[hnick]

Same. Nefarious purposes aside, their track record with technology over here seems to make a "Nobody could see it coming!" data loss moment inevitable.

[anitil]

I knowingly chose not to opt out, despite being terrified at the coming leaks. Everyone non-technical I know didn't know or care it was happening.