All those users, encoding/decoding...take a hell of a lot of power. On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Tom Piwowar <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Whether or not the data was copied this time, it's still a good idea to > >insist, where possible, that all medical records use something other > >than a social security number as ID, for when the files really are > >compromised. > > The right way to handle such data is to keep it in an encoded format all > the time. Data is only decoded when it needs to be used and then > immediately encoded again. That way when it is lost or stolen it is of no > value. Should start our assuming that the data will be stolen at some > time or other. > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
