Examples of where medical information from the population could be used for bad purposes:
Keeping a database of people who have had abortions so you can retroactively arrest them when you change the law.
Keeping a list of trans people so that you can find out who is partaking in illegal private healthcare.
Searching DNA for genetic markers for autism so you can “cleanse” the world of them.
I understand the appeal of thinking that with all this medical data we could help the world and make positive change, but I don’t think that’s the world we live in. I can’t speak for everyone, but I think most people are generally willing to give you their medical information if you can demonstrate to them that you’ll use it to make the world a better place. Whereas if medical data were taken by force without consent, that suggests that you don’t value your patients’ agency and perhaps their other rights.
(Disclaimer: Some of these may not be accurate to real world plans (I try to avoid looking into drama too much), but at the same time it’s believable to me that a country somewhere could go for them as described)
Examples of where medical information from the population could be used for bad purposes:
I understand the appeal of thinking that with all this medical data we could help the world and make positive change, but I don’t think that’s the world we live in. I can’t speak for everyone, but I think most people are generally willing to give you their medical information if you can demonstrate to them that you’ll use it to make the world a better place. Whereas if medical data were taken by force without consent, that suggests that you don’t value your patients’ agency and perhaps their other rights.
(Disclaimer: Some of these may not be accurate to real world plans (I try to avoid looking into drama too much), but at the same time it’s believable to me that a country somewhere could go for them as described)