Financial
Review, 13 August 2018:
One of the world's
leading experts in cyber security policy has warned the manipulation of health
data is one of his biggest concerns facing society, as debate continues to
rage about the long-term viability of the government's controversial opt-out My
Health Record.
Former Pentagon chief
strategy officer for cyber policy and newly appointed head of cyber security
strategy for data centre security company Illumio, Jonathan Reiber,
told The Australian Financial Review the health data of MPs and
business leaders would be of particular interest to cyber criminals.
"If I'm a malicious
actor wanting to cause discontent, I would be interested in that," he
said.
"If you get access
to the health information of key leaders, you can understand what they like,
who they are and what their problems are. [Cyber criminals] would want to look
at a segment of 50 to 100 key leaders in the country, figure out data for
intelligence purposes and then manipulate the data for the negative."
Earlier this month
Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that the government would redraft the
legislation surrounding My Health Record to restrict police access and allow
records to be deleted permanently.
He had previously
copped criticism for saying the digital health database had "military-grade security",
despite not having two-factor authentication protocols.
The
Sydney Morning Herald,
14 August 2018:
Labor's health
spokeswoman Catherine King said the government's decision to switch to an
opt-out model, which Labor originally supported, gave rise to "a whole
range of significant privacy and security issues that we don't think were
thought of in the original enabling legislation".
"Are they then able
to opt-out when they become adults? What's happening in terms of survivors of
domestic violence and the capacity through the creation of a record by an
abusing partner, of a record for their children or agreement to a record for
their children, what security is in place to ensure that they are not
traced?"
Legal experts have
warned that the system provides a loophole for a violent person to create
a record for their child without their ex-partner's consent, potentially
allowing them to track down their estranged family's location, as revealed by
Fairfax Media last month.
Ms King also highlighted
concerns raised about access to medical records by health insurers, including
in relation to worker’s compensation claims, which the government has said will
not occur.
"We want to make
sure that's not the case and we want to make sure that's not the case under the
law," she said.
Some people may find
their My Health Record places them at risk of stigma and discrimination or may
cause safety issues.
You may wish to
carefully consider whether you want your health records held or shared if you:
*
have a criminal record or are affected by the criminal justice system
*
use or have used drugs
*
live with a lifelong transmissible condition such as HIV or hepatitis B
*
have or had hepatitis C
*
are not on treatment after it was recommended
*
are sexually active and test regularly for STIs
*
are or have been a sex worker
*
are transgender or intersex
*
are bisexual, lesbian or gay
*
have lived with mental health issues
*
have been pregnant or terminated a pregnancy
*
are a health care worker.
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