https://www.sbs.com.au/news/my-health-record-opt-out-period-begins-what-you-need...Australians are being warned about potential privacy issues with the new digital My Health Record system.Here's what you need to know.
Updated Updated 9 hours ago
By Evan Young
Is the data safe?
Security advocates are urging people to consider opting out, citing potential privacy issues.
"We’re concerned about how private information will be properly secured in the future. This government does not have the best track record when it comes to national databases of private information,” Digital Rights Watch Chair Tim Singleton Norton told SBS News, referring to Centrelink's controversial "robo-debt" recovery program.
Mr Singleton Norton said the government should reconsider its approach to the scheme.
“While My Health Record is a good idea, in theory, we need to make sure the emphasis is based on an individual rights-based approach, rather than what it is now, which is ‘let’s just build up a database now, and that’ll give us a wealth of knowledge and we’ll see how we’ll use it in the future," he said.
“That’s not caring about an individual’s right to control their privacy.”