Hidden
in ObamaCare Site: Applicants Surrender Right to Privacy
During Thursday’s
congressional hearing with the contractors responsible for building the
troubled ObamaCare federal exchanges, we learned that whether you end up
enrolling in ObamaCare or not, no one who puts any information into the
ObamaCare website can expect to have their privacy protected. Moreover,
the fact that you are giving up your right to privacy is hidden in source code
that reads, “You have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any
communication of any data transmitted or stored on this information system.”
During his questioning
on this specific issue, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) only received chilling answers
and deflections from the primary contractor responsible for the site. When he
asked Cheryl Campbell of CGI about it, her icy response was that another
contractor was responsible. After some pressuring, she finally admitted
that she was aware of the hidden source code.
Just a few minutes earlier, however, Ms. Campbell testified
under oath that the ObamaCare website is HIPAA compliant — meaning everyone’s
medical and personal information is protected by law.
The next questioner was
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) who immediately attacked Barton as running a “monkey
court” and then dismissed the fact that people are unknowingly giving up their
right to privacy. Pallone correctly pointed out that you are not required to
give out any medical information on the ObamaCare site, but Pallone
conveniently ignored the fact that HIPAA doesn’t just protect medical information.
It is also supposed to protect personal information.
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