An exception to the privacy policy of one of America's larger HMOs, Kaiser Permanente, states: "We may also disclose your PHI [personal health information] to authorized federal officials as necessary for national security and intelligence activities".
This claim triggers discussions about exceptions to the principle of medical privacy (as outlined within the context of psychiatric care and the care of people with HIV/AIDS [ 3]) in relation to genetic information.
Loopholes allowing exceptions to the rule based on intellectual property, security or privacy concerns will also need to be formalized.
In particular companies should be encouraged to indicate in their privacy policies when they apply exceptions to the Principles to meet national security, public interest or law enforcement requirements.
Privacy protections and law enforcement are worthwhile exceptions to the rule.
And there are exceptions to the exceptions.
It describes the salary cap, exceptions to the cap and exceptions to those exceptions.
There are exceptions to the world pattern.
There are some exceptions to the trend.
There are exceptions to the trend.
