Colin Murphy: Autism ‘spying’ scandal highlights the dilemma of prying versus privacy
The recent RTÉ expose of state information-gathering is a disturbing reminder of the increase in surveillance on our lives. But protecting our privacy against that has a cost
Some time in 2017, the Department of Health wrote to a medical professional who was providing clinical services to an autistic child, requesting information on that child and their family. The family had previously taken a case against the department seeking services for their child, but that case had been dormant for a decade.
The department asked the clinician not to inform the family that the department had sought this information.
The department had a template...
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