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Google defends its stance on medical data privacy

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Sometimes, the appearance--or even the rumor--of impropriety can cause companies some major headaches. Such is the case with Google, which last week was forced to defend itself against the charge that it wants to sell health data from the personal health records consumers have created on its free service. Previously an unknown in the healthcare business, the company's Google Health has vaulted to prominence as one of the leading PHRs, alongside of Microsoft's platform and a few smaller efforts, since its launch last year.

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