Study Show Privacy Concerns May Not Extend to Health Information

Science 2.0 has a blog about a study done at the University of Utah on attitudes toward sharing personal health information. The researchers found that when study subjects were educated about "the intricacies involved in collecting and using this information in population-based research—particularly the safeguards and confidentiality measures in place to maintain anonymity—that they support it," Science 2.0 reports. This finding comes despite the lack of privacy some feel because of "the Obama administration ... using surveillance cameras, tracking website visits and monitoring citizens using GPS," the blog says.