Health privacy concern.

Australian Doctor,  April, 2007  

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By Sophie McNamara

THE main privacy concern of young people is the confidentiality of their health information, according to research conducted as part of a major inquiry into Australia's privacy laws.

Workshops for 12-25-year-olds held by the Australian Law Reform Commission's privacy inquiry revealed that confidentiality of health information outweighed other concerns, such as online privacy.

Commission president Professor David Weisbrot said young people wanted discussion of issues including drug use, smoking, relationship breakdowns and contraception to be kept ...

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