Talk:Confidentiality
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[edit] Confidentiality in medical research
A discussion of confidentiality in the context of medical research is lacking.
The presumption of confidentiality from professional advisers like lawyers and accountants is not what it was; this information needs to be revised. Post 9/11 (and 7/7), governments in the US, UK, and elsewhere have been scrambling to restrict the lawyer-client confidentiality in a number of specific scenarios. This extends beyond legal confidentiality and - on the pretext of fighting money laundering - now applies to client-accountant relationships as well. In the UK the client-accountant relationship has been further eroded by legislation attempting to maximise tax revenues. I don't want to sound like a privacy campaigner but the article does need to reflect the new realities. Any takers? Poweroid 15:58, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
