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UK Health Clinic Accidentally Publishes HIV Status of 800 Patients
An anonymous reader writes: A sexual health clinic in London accidentally disclosed the HIV positive status of almost 800 patients. The Guardian reports: "The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has ordered an inquiry into how the NHS handles confidential medical information after the “completely unacceptable” breach of the privacy of hundreds of HIV patients. The 56 Dean Street clinic in London apologized on Wednesday after sending a newsletter on Tuesday which disclosed the names and email addresses of about 780 recipients. The newsletter is intended for people using its HIV and other sexual health services, and gives details of treatments and support.
Not yet, we're at stage 2 so far, stage 3 is later.
1. If you've done nothing ILLEGAL you have nothing to hide.
2. If you've done nothing WRONG you have nothing to hide.
3. If you can PROVE you're not a terrorist you have nothing to hide.
4. If you can PROVE you will do nothing WRONG now or in the FUTURE you have nothing to hide.
5. Only terrorists want privacy, so you must be a terrorist.
The biggest shift is from 'illegal', i.e. breaking laws that permit search warrants, to 'wrong' where right and wrong is any arbitrary judgement of anyone in a uniform.