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Many of those accounts were very powerful, because we were networked with the rest of the DOD's medical records. One example report I ran with a doctor's account credentials was 'List everyone in the DOD, past or present, who is or was HIV positive.'

Uh, um, wow. That's a pretty serious abuse of privilege you're admitting to, even by 1990s standards. I'd lawyer up if I were you. Shit-storm incoming...



Indeed; I ran the report, but I didn't open it. Big difference. (:




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