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Who provides the fuel for the health data fire? Hint: Look in the mirror.

April 1, 2013 By Susannah Fox 6 Comments

“If iron ore was the raw material that enriched the steel baron Andrew Carnegie in the Industrial Age, personal data is what fuels the barons of the Internet age.” – a line from Somini Sengupta’s article in the Sunday New York Times, “Letting Down Our Guard With Web Privacy.” I think personal data is fueling health […]

Filed Under: key people, trends & principles Tagged With: Alessandro Acquisti, E-Patient Dave, Ian Eslick, New York Times, patientslikeme, privacy, Somini Sengupta, TuDiabetes, William Gunn

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