The Surveillance Society. Many people consider information about their body and medical history to be their most private, personal data. They expect it to be locked away in their medical records until a doctor needs it to make a diagnosis or prescribe a cure. But those who want to protect privacy rights say plenty of other people want access to health data. The Clinton administration is moving to protect electronic medical records but those who worry about privacy warn the computerization of health data could lead to large scale invasions of privacy.