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Your Medical Information Isn’t as Private as You Think

If you think your medical history is under lock and key, think again. An investigation by ProPublica found that the medical information of millions of Americans is left unprotected to essentially anyone who can access a computer. The investigation revealed X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and other data of more than 5 million American patients and millions of other patients around the world, all sitting unprotected to the public. In the U.S., 187 servers used to store and retrieve medical...