Data security problems with .....

... independent radiologists, medical imaging centers or archiving services. There are a ton of X-rays, MRIs and CT scans that you can look at on the web even if you are not a computer genius. ProPublica thinks that you could look at the records of more than 5 million patients in the U.S. and millions more around the world as many medical data centers are unprotected by passwords or basic security precautions. In some cases, a snoop could use free software programs — or just a typical web browser — to view the images and private data.

ProPublica found that you could access 187 servers in the U.S.that are used in doctors’ offices, medical-imaging centers and mobile X-ray services. One study found that more than 13.7 million medical tests in the U.S. were available online, including more than 400,000 in which X-rays and other images could be downloaded.