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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.'"

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  1. Re:Sure, they have that right. by fishbowl · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    He has the same right to privacy of these records that you have for all the same reasons.
    You want to abridge that right.

    Tough titty!

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