Reply to post: Not necessarily confidential

Oh, baby! Newborn-care website leaves database of medics wide open

Daniel Feenberg

Not necessarily confidential

In the US, at least, the MD's name and billing ID number are not confidential, but are matters of public record and available in public databases. I don't know about email addresses. This might be a bug, but it isn't a scandal.

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon