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   silverwizard (silverwizard@convenient.email)'s status on Sunday, 08-Sep-2024 02:59:20 JST silverwizard

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   • David Megginson
   • Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr
   • Dianora (Diane Bruce)
   • Dan Neuman

   @Dianora @david_megginson @RickiTarr @dan613 my parent's fax line was one digit off the fax line of a local rehab

   Our fax machine was a goldmine of PIPEDA violations

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     Dan Neuman (dan613@ottawa.place)'s status on Sunday, 08-Sep-2024 02:59:21 JST Dan Neuman

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     • David Megginson
     • Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr
     • Dianora (Diane Bruce)

     @Dianora @david_megginson @RickiTarr Many people probably use a fax from desktop system by now, though my spouse's office has a real one to communicate with hospitals. It's still used because of its point-to-point nature with no intervening opportunities to view patient/client information, and the relative confidence in fidelity of the copy.

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     Dianora (Diane Bruce) (dianora@ottawa.place)'s status on Sunday, 08-Sep-2024 02:59:21 JST Dianora (Diane Bruce)

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     • David Megginson
     • Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr
     • Dan Neuman

     @dan613 @david_megginson @RickiTarr Yep. I actually set up a desktop fax years ago for a company. Why buy a device when you can use software? (aside that's also true for those of us who do amateur radio packet or rtty!) I had read somewhere there were moves to do secure email prescription instead hence my hedging. Yes point to point lessens the chances of MiM attacks. Just make sure you get the phone number right.

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     Dianora (Diane Bruce) (dianora@ottawa.place)'s status on Sunday, 08-Sep-2024 02:59:22 JST Dianora (Diane Bruce)

     • David Megginson
     • Ricki Gray Area Witch Tarr

     @david_megginson @RickiTarr Doctors still (?) use those damn things or did last I checked. Pharmacies still (?) talk about faxxing in prescriptions. And we all remember the horror stories of wrong numbers with sensitive drug prescription renewals sent to wrong numbers...