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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (745108)	10/8/2013 5:56:56 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1582685

Only if they're using papers that won't give paper cuts.

To: longnshort who wrote (745108)	10/8/2013 6:42:59 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1582685

Obamacare Personal Data Can Be Used For ‘Law Enforcement and Audit Activities’ .................................................................................................................................... Oct 8, 2013 • By JERYL BIER weeklystandard.com Maryland's Obamacare marketplace states "[W]e may share information provided in your application with the appropriate authorities for law enforcement and audit activities." Here is the entire paragraph from the policy the includes the exception [emphasis added]: . Should you decide to apply for health coverage through Maryland Health Connection, the information you supply in your application will be used to determine whether you are eligible for health and dental coverage offered through Maryland Health Connection and for insurance affordability programs. It also may be used to assist you in making a payment for the insurance plan you select, and for related automated reminders or other activities permitted by law. We will preserve the privacy of personal records and protect confidential or privileged information in full accordance with federal and State law. We will not sell your information to others. Any information that you provide to us in your application will be used only to carry out the functions of Maryland Health Connection. *The only exception to this policy is that we may share information provided in your application with the appropriate authorities for law enforcement and audit activities.* The site does not specify if "appropriate authorities" refers only to state authorities or if it could include the federal government, as well. Neither is there any detail on what type of law enforcement and/or audit activities would justify the release of the personal information, or who exactly is authorized to make such a determination. The second privacy term that may prompt caution by users relates to email communications. The policy reads: If you send us an e-mail, we use the information you send us to respond to your inquiry. E-mail correspondence may become a public record. As a public record, your correspondence could be disclosed to other parties upon their request in accordance with Maryland’s Public Information Act. Such emails to the marketplace could conceivably involve private matters regarding finances, health history, and other sensitive issues. The fact that such information could be made part of the "public record" is a matter of concern.