Can my health records be used for medical research?
A group of Australian veterans is suing the Australian government over claims the Department of Veterans’ Affairs passed their medical data on to a university for research, without their permission. The case relates to a 20-year research program called MATES, which used veterans’ medical data. It was closed in 2024 due to privacy concerns. This came after an earlier investigation by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, which found the department sent a veteran’s personal…
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