Newfoundland and Labrador police probe security breach of patient information

On Friday, Attorney General Jerome Kennedy called the security lapse a “very serious matter that required immediate action” to determine whether there has been ”any illegal activity or hacking.”

Do you trust governments with your personal information?  In the case of the health care system, there is barely any competition allowed.  There is no direct accountability to consumers for loss of data as there would be in a market situation.

November 25th, 2007