German credit agency to mine Facebook to assess creditworthiness

Skybird · 06-07-12, 11:06 AM

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-837539.html

A brief outlook at things to come. And that in parts already are there.

Next critical station: health insurers. In Germany the government pushes ahead with establishing one central office that should hold files on medical data of all persons. These also should be stored on the chip-card by which we already register in doctor's offices here.

Primary attack target for health insurers in order to learn whose clients they want to refuse due to high risks. Which means if you got the wrong genes or wrong diseases, you cannot find a health insurrance anymore.

This is what I mean when I say I am not against technology, but against the uncritical implementation of it, always, at all costs. It seems to me time and again we do not have the wisdom of how to use our technological magic without shooting ourselves into the head in the process.

06-07-12, 11:06 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	German credit agency to mine Facebook to assess creditworthiness http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-837539.html A brief outlook at things to come. And that in parts already are there. Next critical station: health insurers. In Germany the government pushes ahead with establishing one central office that should hold files on medical data of all persons. These also should be stored on the chip-card by which we already register in doctor's offices here. Primary attack target for health insurers in order to learn whose clients they want to refuse due to high risks. Which means if you got the wrong genes or wrong diseases, you cannot find a health insurrance anymore. This is what I mean when I say I am not against technology, but against the uncritical implementation of it, always, at all costs. It seems to me time and again we do not have the wisdom of how to use our technological magic without shooting ourselves into the head in the process. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.