Companies can meet the mandate by adding location technology to their networks or to the handsets that consumers carry. For carriers that select the latter option, including Verizon Wireless, Cingular in some markets and Sprint PCS, consumers are likely to have to buy new phone models to make it work. Despite strong opposition from the health care industry, the Bush administration announced Thursday that it would implement the first federal standards to protect the confidentiality of patients' medical records. The announcement is a victory for consumer groups that have complained that sensitive medical information could be sold or used without a person's consent. The Bush administration does, however, intend to revise the rules, which originally were offered in the Clinton administration's final weeks.
Many people have no problems sending sensitive data via e-mail.
Most of us do not know how easy it is for anybody to read it. Big Brother isn't gone. He's just been outsourced. If they number was far off from what was reported on your tax return you were put on the short list for a possible audit. I wonder if there is any type of verification of the data if it is actually used in an investigation.