What could a My Health Record data breach look like?

As security concerns around the government’s online My Health Record scheme continue to grow, Queensland University of Technology’s Cassandra Cross considers what a data breach might look like in this crossposting from The Conversation.

Last week marked the start of a three-month period in which Australians can opt out of the My Health Record scheme before having an automatically generated electronic health record.

Some Australians have already opted out of the program, including Liberal MP Tim Wilson and former Queensland LNP premier Campbell Newman, who argue it should be an opt-in scheme.

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