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2016 Postmortem

JoeyT

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8. It's important for medical researchers to have access to *anonymous* medical records.

Reply to JoePhilly (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 03:23 AM

Jul 2013

And that's why it isn't an invasion of privacy. Knowing a 40 year old man that smoked had genital warts is a great deal different than knowing Bob Smith of 32 Privet Drive Knoxville Tennessee had genital warts.

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Data Mining Protects You? [View all] sulphurdunn Jul 2013 OP

No. bravenak Jul 2013 #1

You're only paranoid sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #3

It seems nothing they do anymore is for the People. Autumn Jul 2013 #2

Data mining is basically a method of statistical JoePhilly Jul 2013 #4

That is true. sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #5

That's why you "mine" it. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #6

It's important for medical researchers to have access to *anonymous* medical records. JoeyT Jul 2013 #8

Protect? NO. Profiles? YES!! blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #7

There is not any modern organization in the world that does not do data mining Blackford Jul 2013 #9

Sure, but what would happen sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #11

Definitely n/t Blackford Jul 2013 #12

Will this happen to Texan women who supported Pro-Choice in the Texas Senate this summer? DhhD Jul 2013 #10

Why would you think such a thing? sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #13

Every Search I Make Is Data Mined By Some Corporation otohara Jul 2013 #14

Just ten years ago sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #15

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