Social Networking gone too far??!

[tomato]

What really worries me is how businesses handle your information. They email stuff very casually without worrying about who sees these emails . For example, doctors email information about you to your insurance for billing purposes, including name, date of birth, SS numbers and all. Sure, some of the sites are secure [where information is uploaded directly onto a SS website] but I understand that a lot of them only use emails. I was shocked to see that some even use free "gmail" accounts to conduct such business. :(

Sorry about the off-topic comment, here but the more we talk about these privacy issues and the more people react, and maybe we'll have a chance at making some changes.

[alch3miss]

Originally Posted by tomato

What really worries me is how businesses handle your information. They email stuff very casually without worrying about who sees these emails . For example, doctors email information about you to your insurance for billing purposes, including name, date of birth, SS numbers and all. Sure, some of the sites are secure [where information is uploaded directly onto a SS website] but I understand that a lot of them only use emails. I was shocked to see that some even use free "gmail" accounts to conduct such business. :(

Sorry about the off-topic comment, here but the more we talk about these privacy issues and the more people react, and maybe we'll have a chance at making some changes.

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