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In response to the curious statement in Obamacare website source code: “You Have No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy” one reader wondered if that was just “standard disclosure practice”.
If so, then why didn’t Cheryl Campbell, senior vice president of CGI Federal Inc., the company that built the Obamacare health care exchange website, simply say so?
The reason is now apparent. The website design is a clear breach of privacy.
Clear Breach of Privacy
The Foundry reports HealthCare.gov Users Warn of Security Risk, Breach of Privacy.
Justin Hadley logged on to HealthCare.gov to evaluate his insurance options after his health plan was canceled. What he discovered was an apparent security flaw that disclosed eligibility letters addressed to individuals from another state.
Hadley wrote to Heritage on Thursday night and also contacted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which administers HealthCare.gov, as well as elected officials in his state. He has yet to hear back from HHS, even though HealthCare.gov still displays the personal information of the South Carolina residents on his account.
Dougall said he was able to register on HealthCare.gov, but decided not to sign up for insurance. “The plans they offered were grossly expensive and didn’t provide the level of care I have now,” he said.
After learning of the privacy breach, Dougall spent Friday evening trying to contact representatives from HealthCare.gov to no avail; he spent an hour waiting on the telephone and an online chat session was unhelpful.
“I want my personal information off of that website,” Dougall said.
Security Risk
Last week, the Associated Press disclosed a government memo revealing the “high” security risk for HealthCare.gov. Those concerns surfaced at Wednesday’s hearing with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who claimed the system was secure….
