Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Aug 2018
'There will be a breach': Labor vows to fix My Health Record
14 August 2018 - The federal opposition has pledged to fight for wider changes to the government's electronic health records system to address "significant" privacy and security concerns, including for children and domestic violence victims.
Labor called on Tuesday for a Senate inquiry into My Health Record to run a fine-tooth comb over the legislation governing the system amid "ongoing privacy and security concerns", before the opt-out period ends on November 15.
Labor's health spokeswoman Catherine King said the government's decision to switch to an opt-out model, which Labor originally supported, gave rise to "a whole range of significant privacy and security issues that we don't think were thought of in the original enabling legislation".
