NHS email encryption

[David Hansen]

On 27 Aug 2007 at 17:27, Roger Hayter wrote:

> Research data has the name clipped off but is not to be aggregated. Age, 
> sex, post code, ethnic origin, past medical history, drug history and 
> allergies is plenty to identify most people down to single figures, 
> overkill in rural postcodes.  This data is to be protected by the 
> researchers.

Given that a dodgy company involved in intercepting communications 
can't be bothered to protect data from someone removing the server, any 
protection by the medical research mob is undoubtedly so miniscule as 
to be non-existent.


-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54