Comments on: Meeting Dr. Peel http://www.fredtrotter.com/2008/02/27/meeting-dr-peel/ My life and thoughts, often about FOSS in medicine Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:46:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: ftrotter http://www.fredtrotter.com/2008/02/27/meeting-dr-peel/#comment-604 ftrotter Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:05:49 +0000 http://www.fredtrotter.com/2008/02/27/meeting-dr-peel/#comment-604 excellent points Marian! Just because she effectively answered some my complaints does not mean I fully endorse everything that she says. One of the posts that I have not mentioned is my "devil is in the details" post, that discusses why real privacy is such a complex issue. Hopefully Dr. Peel will be willing to continue engaging with me privately and if she does, I will definitely bring up your concerns. You are not the first privacy professional to share this opinion with me, and I think what Dr. Peel might need to hear is that exoneration might also be found in the details that she views from 10000 ft. Broad brush strokes will only go so far.... -FT excellent points Marian!

Just because she effectively answered some my complaints does not mean I fully endorse everything that she says. One of the posts that I have not mentioned is my “devil is in the details” post, that discusses why real privacy is such a complex issue.

Hopefully Dr. Peel will be willing to continue engaging with me privately and if she does, I will definitely bring up your concerns. You are not the first privacy professional to share this opinion with me, and I think what Dr. Peel might need to hear is that exoneration might also be found in the details that she views from 10000 ft.

Broad brush strokes will only go so far….

-FT

]]> By: Marian http://www.fredtrotter.com/2008/02/27/meeting-dr-peel/#comment-603 Marian Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:09:22 +0000 http://www.fredtrotter.com/2008/02/27/meeting-dr-peel/#comment-603 Fred, None of that changes the fact that the woman is under-informed and under-prepared to speak, and as a result unpersuasive. She doesn't make a case by logic, but is all about trying to evoke an emotional response about the "shocking" lack of privacy. She presents accusations as fact, without support, attribution or evidence. She quotes people out of context and in ways opposed to their original intent. I am a security professional very concerned about the privacy and security of people's health information. I actually work at this professionally every day and fully understand the issues involved, unlike Deborah Peel. What she is promoting is not what most Americans want (she provides NO empirical evidence that they do) and not consistent with how Americans choose to run their personal affairs. I was in the audience yesterday and it can't have escaped your notice that the auditorium HIMSS provided could have held over 1000 people. But it was less than 1/4 full, with many people leaving while the talk was in progress. This should certainly be an indication that she has fundamentally mis-read the climate of public opinion on this issue. Fred,
None of that changes the fact that the woman is under-informed and under-prepared to speak, and as a result unpersuasive.

She doesn’t make a case by logic, but is all about trying to evoke an emotional response about the “shocking” lack of privacy. She presents accusations as fact, without support, attribution or evidence. She quotes people out of context and in ways opposed to their original intent.

I am a security professional very concerned about the privacy and security of people’s health information. I actually work at this professionally every day and fully understand the issues involved, unlike Deborah Peel. What she is promoting is not what most Americans want (she provides NO empirical evidence that they do) and not consistent with how Americans choose to run their personal affairs.

I was in the audience yesterday and it can’t have escaped your notice that the auditorium HIMSS provided could have held over 1000 people. But it was less than 1/4 full, with many people leaving while the talk was in progress. This should certainly be an indication that she has fundamentally mis-read the climate of public opinion on this issue.

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