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Medical Health Disclosure vs. Steve Jobs' Privacy
An anonymous reader writes "The New York Times is saying that Steve Jobs doesn't have cancer, but that he needs to disclose all the information about his medical condition so investors can decide. Gizmodo's strong rebuttal says that everyone has the right to keep medical records confidential. They argue that, if prominent US presidents legally kept their grave illnesses secret — even while the security of the country was at stake — a simple CEO should be able to do the same: 'Steve Jobs has the right to keep his medical records private for as long as he wants. Like FDR. Like JFK. Like any single person in this country and the world. It's our right, as humans, to do so.'"
Everyone else found out about JFK's medical problem the same time he did.
Steve Job's health records should be burned into the firmware of all new ipods.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
Steve Jobs issued a very brief press release:
! iSick
Table-ized A.I.
I served with Jack Kennedy: I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Steve, you're no Jack Kennedy. Besides, we all know its a gigantic growth on his ego gland, he has been hiding it behind turtle necks for years.
I believe that may depend upon the identity behind the pronoun "you" in your statement.
Caveat Utilitor
How many of you take the insurance discount at work for submitting to a health screening? About two
years ago I had a HR weenie harping on me to take the screening for the discount...up until the point
I told him to pack sand. Right about the time that was going on was when I got notified from the VA
that my medical records had been stolen.
Hell I would not tell my own wife or employer much less the public.
No Steve you should not tell anyone, it is none of their business.
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Allergy to high-velocity injections of lead is actually quite common, but the condition is often diagnosed when it's already too late.
...next they'll be trying to tell us Reality Distortion Fields cause cancer!
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals... except the weasel."
Apple stock selling at inflated prices? Next you're going to suggest that their hardware is similarly over priced. That no one could sell hardware capable of running Mac OSX for less. It's inconceivable!
No sig for you!!
Even if a CEO had cancel or some other health issue, it isn't necessarily going to be debilitating condition. Business and political leaders can be skating at the edge of death, but they can still be good leaders.
A CEO with cancel? Is this allowed?
Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week. try the veal.
The comment above is a troll, plain and simple. It's nothing but baseless, speculative charges aimed at Republicans. There simply is no factual evidence to support them.
It's the definition of a troll comment. If the moderators do their jobs right, the above should be modded -1 troll. Otherwise they are flatly abusing their power.
It's not Steve Jobs the individual that they're worried about losing, it's his proprietary reality distortion field.
Specialization is for insects. -Heinlein
You must be new here... How much did that user ID cost you?
I have mod points, but I don't see (+1, Sad Truth) among the options...
It's not up to Steve Jobs to make it easy for you!
I thought that was the whole point of buying a mac!
He meant to, but kept forgetting.
Crumb's Corollary: Never bring a knife to a bun fight.
These proprietary technologies be damned! If Linux only had a proper reality distortion field, it would be perfect for everything.
Breakfast served all day!
What do you think is giving him cancer?
I'd recommend moving forward and to the right. Let us know how it works out.