On Sat, 21 Dec 2013 14:44:00 -0500, "Mike Marlow"
He didn't say that or even suggest it. It was just a statement of fact. You seem to believe that allowing or disallowing another technology improvement is going to change something. It won't. The horse is so far out of the barn on that one that it's in another country.
Nevertheless, I do understand the need to fight against every little incursion on your privacy, if only just to marginally slow it down or, at the very least, get your displeasure known.
As far as digitizing medical records go, I'm all for it. The advantages far outweigh the negatives as far as I'm concerned. And, considering that I've had years of extensive contact with our medical system, (Canadian in this case), I am fully aware of all the negatives and positives.