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Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999) by anotheraccount7 on Saturday November 30, 2013 @03:27PM (#6824487)
That doesn't bother me at all. Other than your medical information, I'm pretty sure the government already knows all that information. And I'm not really sure how them knowing my HIV status leave me at a disadvantage.
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Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999) by Shivetya on Saturday November 30, 2013 @03:38PM (#6824521)
Well they are currently fixing that part about not knowing your medical information. People are far too willing to give up their privacy if they can save a buck
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Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999) by cookiecaper on Sunday December 01, 2013 @04:09AM (#6826676)
The ability to read words and figures plainly exposed isn't restricted to the government.
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Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999) by ams6110 on Saturday November 30, 2013 @05:12PM (#6824880)
It might if they ever decide that HIV positive folks are too expensive to keep treating.
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Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999) by superuser2 on Saturday November 30, 2013 @05:24PM (#6824938)
This is the case with every insurer (unless one operated blind and didn't know what it was cutting checks for?) but government at least answers to anti-discrimination standards. If this became normal practice among insurers, then you'd be entirely screwed.
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Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999) by anotheraccount7 on Saturday November 30, 2013 @08:57PM (#6825681)
except that's not in the realm of reality for the US...
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