Computers and confidentiality.

Computers, communication and confidentiality: tales of Baron Munchausen.

The aim was to examine the use of computer and paper based systems in accident and emergency (A&E) departments in the management of patients who are frequent attenders. More than half of the A&E consultants in the Thames regions who were sent a questionnaire responded (44 of the 80). 82% of the respondents use such systems predominantly to monitor violent patients, those with Munchausen syndrom...

Full Bindingness and Confidentiality: Requirements for Secure Computers, and Design Options

As electronic commerce will increase, players will increasingly wish to have signed documents and strong encryption. According to current knowledge, it must be expected that the costs of attacking, through Trojan horses, crypto impleme ntations on computers with mainstream operating systems, are low. This threatens legal certainty, either because such Trojan horses will emerge, or because their...

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Confidentiality.

AIDS and medical confidentiality.

In summary, I have argued that the arguments offered or hinted at in favour of doctors' breaking medical confidentiality by passing on information about their patients' HIV state to others, including other doctors, when this is against the patient's considered wishes are generally unconvincing. Although in highly exceptional cases there may be justifications for overriding confidentiality, the ...