Yes, appreciate that. So what do you do about possible breaches to your tax records (all cross linked to your bank etc details), your private health insurance records, your social security records, the medical records held at the doctor's surgery etc etc etc, your credit card records, your hospital records (and its a long list of 'etc'). Your pharmac_ purchases have been on the earlier version of this database for years, I understand. I reckon a bunch of dedicated hackers would target the tax office and their/your/my records to enrich themselves. I'm worried about that.
I've no doubt that there will be data breaches at some time and there may be consequences. But as I mentioned up-thread, I think everyone needs to weigh the risks of doing vs not doing, and then look at if that really matters that much, rather than 'oh it can't be secure so I'm not doing it', or, the tinfoil hat - type pushback (not you Guvner - and I like how that sounds
) - as in its about some nasty
gov'mint at work.
Edit: lets add our passport details, full images of same lodged at umpteen foreign embassies and consulates. Wonder if that assists hackers
; airlines know all out passport and personal details, and Qantas about to have my face recognition details!
Against all that other stuff that's out there already and hackable, I think my health details pale into comparison and
I judge MHR to have some real benefits, in exchange for the risk of a data breach.