Questions remain in HIV data leak saga

The response of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to public concerns over the disclosure, that data of HIV-positive individuals in Singapore had been leaked online, has been tepid to say the least. Questions raised many days ago, in this newspaper and other media, remain unanswered. The key question is why the ministry chose to reveal the sensitive leak only now, when it appears to have been made aware of breaches on two earlier occasions. The first was in May 2016, when the ministry received information that an American residing here was in possession of confidential information that appeared to be from the HIV Registry.  Read More