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Security of U.S. Medicare Privacy Info Questioned

Medical and financial information gathered on millions of Americans by Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs is vulnerable to thieves or pranksters because of inadequate computer security, federal investigators say.

"Significant weaknesses in information security controls" increase the risk from those who would "inadvertently or deliberately disclose, modify or destroy" sensitive data, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.

posted by Fergie @ 3/23/2006 06:26:00 AM