Canadian privacy watchdog fears smart health ID cards
24 May, 2011
category: Health
British Columbia plans to introduce new smart care card which will hold a picture and security chip, but not without opposition.
Darrell Evans, program director for the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, is concerned that the new cards could leak information, reports CBCnews.ca
B.C. Health Minister Mike de Jong said the new cards are being deployed to help prevent fraud and that possibly could also be upgraded to include other government services.
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