Foreword
Preserving the privacy rights of individuals is turning outto be one of the greatest challenges of the Information Age. Computersand the Internet have dramatically increased our ability to organize,store, and transmit data, and new scientific advancements holdgreat promise for society. However, these changes are occurringfaster than government leaders can establish rules to protectour privacy. Personal, financial, and other information is nowbeing collected, analyzed, and distributed in unprecedented quantitiesand being put to diverse uses — mostly without our knowledge.One of the foremost concerns is in the area of medical recordsprivacy. It has long been assumed that the principle of doctor-patientconfidentiality is…
