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HealthCare.gov's Security Issues: Did Government Put ePatients' Health Data Privacy at Risk?
By Fard Johnmar
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It’s fair to say that HealthCare.gov has been plagued with problems. It’s fair to say that HealthCare.gov has been plagued with problems….
Another case of stolen, unencrypted laptops has compromised the health data of 729k patients – affecting Medicare patients across six different California…