[boxerblues]

So did they ask the patients involved if they want their records stored in this manner?

1,500 to 10,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic who volunteered to an electronic transfer of their personal health records so they can be retrieved through Google's new service,

[rlmorel]

"...1,500 to 10,000 patients at the Cleveland Clinic who volunteered to an electronic transfer of their personal health records so they can be retrieved through Google's new service..."

Oh STOP it.

This is MUCH more interesting when we can demonize someone. And hospitals, like BIG OIL are such a juicy target because they obviously are out to extract every red cent they can without having to deliver any benefit.

Sheesh, why are you actually READING the article???