Private health funds accused of misusing patient data for commercial gain | afr.com

"The inquiry, for which submissions close on July 29, is examining the benefits and costs of data being shared more widely between public sector agencies, private sector organisations, the research sector, academics and the community.... 

In a submission by Australian Dental Association (ADA) president Dr Rick Olive, the peak body said the way some private health insurers were already behaving should be a warning on the perils of data sharing....

Fintech player Tyro Payments meanwhile called for the right to see, use and share data to be mandated in a clearer way, saying existing rights under the Privacy Act of 1988 were effectively neutered in practice.

Tyro said data sharing would see consumers of financial services "benefit from vastly broader product choice and competitive terms".

Meanwhile, banks that open access to data and create external application programming interfaces could "benefit because it would enable them to become more of a 'platform' for other services". ..."