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Social Networks For Patients Stir Privacy, Security Worries

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Dissent

Kelly Jackson Higgins writes:

Social networking is infiltrating healthcare with platforms for patients to share intimate details of their diagnoses, medications, physical conditions, locations, and other personal data — and not necessarily anonymously.

Members of emerging sites, such as PatientsLikeMe, DailyStrength, andHealthyPlace, for example, can post profiles similar to those on Facebook, and many users are posting their photos, hometowns, and personal health information that could ultimately be abused. And like mainstream social networks Facebook and LinkedIn, these online patient communities are attractive targets for identity thieves, spammers, and other bad guys trolling for valuable information, security experts say. They also could be used for targeted attacks, employers, or other people to gather private information about the patient that could be used against him or her.

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