On Sep 13, 2011, at 9:49 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > It is good that you are asking this question. This will be > medical information, and part of Obamacare was staffing up > the enforcement arm of HIPPA. Doctors are starting to pay > huge fines and may be soon going to prison because they did > not get their IT security right. Their staff and IT > contractors may also be vulnerable.
In my particular case, it is financial information, including my SS#. The fact that these guys even asked me to send a PDF via email with that info on it gives me pause. They did have a fax alternative, but as you said, their are dangers there, albeit not as visible. It all comes down to what risks are we willing to take with confidential information. I wish for a day where we did not have to be so paranoid about these things. Sadly, that will most likely never happen. Russell Johnson r...@dimstar.net _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
