Aphephe Kangakanani Amarekhodi Akho Ezokwelapha Ezobuchwepheshe?

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Kunezinzuzo eziningi zokuya kwidijithali uma kukhulunywa ngempilo yakho. Eqinisweni, amaphesenti angama-56 odokotela abasebenzisa amarekhodi ezokwelapha e-elektroniki anikeze ukunakekelwa okungcono kakhulu kunalabo abasebenzisa amarekhodi ephepha, ngokusho kocwaningo olwenziwe Ijenali Yezokwelapha Ezijwayelekile Zangaphakathi. Futhi amarekhodi edijithali akunikeza ukulawula okwengeziwe njengesiguli: Izinhlelo zokusebenza ezifana ne-Apple Health, Uhlelo Lwami Lokusebenza Lwezokwelapha, noma Udokotela We-Hello ahlala ebheka imithi yakho, ama-aphoyintimenti, nokuhlolwa kwegazi, kanye nokulala kwakho, ukudla okudlayo, nemikhuba yokuzivocavoca.

Kepha ungahle uthande ukuqaphela okufunayo ku-inthanethi: Ukuthwebula amanye ama-webhusayithi kubeka impilo yakho engcupheni, xwayisa abacwaningi e-University of Annenberg School of Communication. Ukubuyekezwa kwabo kwamawebhusayithi ezempilo angama-80,000 kuveze ukuthi ukuvakashelwa okuyisishiyagalolunye kokungu-10 kulawa makhasi kuholele ekutheni imininingwane yokwelashwa yomuntu siqu yabelwe abantu besithathu njengabakhangisi nabaqoqi bedatha.

Ubeka Kanjani Idatha Yakho Yezempilo Engcupheni

Ukhathazeka ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto okungenzeka ukuthi ungene kuzo ku-hypochondria? Nathi futhi. Nakhu ukuthi leyo datha ingasho ukuthini: Uma une-WebMDing izifo ezithile-ithi isifo sikashukela noma umdlavuza webele-igama lakho lingaxhunywa kusesho lwakho ku-database ephethwe yizinkampani ezingaphansi kwemithetho embalwa, uma ikhona. "Lezi zinkampani, ezaziwa ngokuthi 'ama-data brokers', zingathengisa imininingwane kunoma ngubani onemali yokuyithenga," kusho uTim Libert, umfundi wobudokotela futhi ongumcwaningi ophambili kulo msebenzi. "Ayikho imithetho yangempela ekuvikeleni le datha, ngakho-ke ithuba lokuthi amasela ayithole linyuka kakhulu ezinkampanini eziyiqoqayo."

Ingabe Kukhona Okuphephile?

“Noma nini uma idatha igcinwa kukhompuyutha exhunywe ku-inthanethi kuba nengozi ethile-phela, kunenqwaba yezigebengu eziphila ngokuntshontsha imininingwane,” kusho uLibert. "Kodwa-ke, idatha embozwe uMthethosisekelo Wezempilo Wokuthwala Nokuziphendulela ka-1996 (HIPAA), ohlanganisa amarekhodi ezokwelapha avela ehhovisi lakho lodokotela kanye nenkampani yomshwalense, iyadingeka ukuze kusetshenziswe ukuvikela okuqinile ukuze kungangeni abagebengu. Ngokuphambene, idatha eqoqwe kuwebhu iziphequluli zabakhangisi abafana ne-Google nama-data brokers zingaphandle komthetho. Kufanele sithembele lezi zinkampani ukuthi zenze umsebenzi omuhle." Ngeshwa, ngisho nemithethonqubo ye-HIPAA ibonakala yenele ukugcina abaduni bangangeni. Ngenyanga edlule nje, izinkampani ezimbili ezinkulu zezokwelapha zibike ukwephulwa kwedatha okuveze amarekhodi ezokwelapha amashumi ezigidi zamakhasimende.

Kungani? I-HIPAA ayibucacisi obunembile ubuchwepheshe obudingekayo ukuze kuvikelwe. Ngokujaha ukujoyina iminyaka yedijithali (uhulumeni wobumbano uhlinzeka ngezikhuthazo zezezimali ngokwenza njalo), izibhedlela nodokotela kwesinye isikhathi basebenzisa isoftware yokuvikela enganele, ukudala izinkinga eziningi kunalokho okuzixazululayo, kusho uScot M. Silverstein, MD, umbhali we reformist Healthcare Renewal blog. “Yize amakhompyutha asetshenziswa eminye imikhakha efana nemboni yezemithi kudingeka ukuthi ahlolwe kanzima ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukahulumeni ngaphambi kokuthi asetshenziswe, akukho okufana nalokhu kumarekhodi ezempilo kagesi,” kusho uSilverstein. "Kubalulekile ukusungula ukwengamela okunemboni kwemboni ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sisebenzisa isoftware esezingeni ephephile nephumelelayo."

Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, buyisela impilo yakho ezandleni zakho. (I-inthanethi akuyona ukuphela kwendawo lapho kukhathazeka khona ubumfihlo bakho bezempilo. Lungakanani Ulwazi Lwezempilo Okufanele Uluveze Emsebenzini?)

1. Landa izengezo zesiphequluli.

Kuze kube yilapho ingqungquthela inyukela phezulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithetho yobumfihlo yezempilo efana ne-HIPAA imboza yonke imininingwane yezempilo kuwebhu, vimbela imininingwane yakho ukuthi ingabiwa nabantu besithathu ngenkathi kuvakashelwa amawebhusayithi ezempilo. Zama izengezo zesiphequluli. "I-Ghostery ne-Adblock Plus zisebenza kahle futhi zingavimba ezinye, kodwa hhayi zonke, zama-tracker ezifihliwe eziqoqa idatha yomsebenzisi," kusho uLibert.

2. Khohlwa i-Wi-Fi yomphakathi.

"Isitolo sakho sekhofi esiseduze akuyona indawo yokwenza izinto ezibucayi kukhompyutha yakho," kuxwayisa uLibert. "Lawa manethiwekhi avulekile awadingi amagama ayimfihlo, angakha indawo yokungena kalula yabagebengu."

3. Buyekeza amarekhodi kadokotela wakho.

"Ngena kwi-akhawunti yakho njalo, ikakhulukazi ngemuva noma ngaphambi kokuvakasha kukadokotela, ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi yonke imininingwane udokotela wakho akufakele yona inembile ngokuphelele," kusho uSilverstein.

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