Australians' health data: will it be safe?

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My Health Record scheme, the new online database, will gather all health data about Australian citizens.

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Published 31 July 2018 1:40pm

Updated 31 July 2018 1:45pm

By Magica Fossati

Source: SBS

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My Health Record scheme, the new online database, will gather all health data about Australian citizens.

Australians need to decide by October 15 whether to opt-out from the new database My Health Record. Those who worry about privacy issues, such as security breaches by hackers. Will our data be safe on the government website? We asked IT expert Ivan Ghirlanda.