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