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Originally Posted by THEWATCHER
You obviously do not understand this situation at all. We have been working with Mr King since 1988. It is us whom provided certain data to be released via a civilian researcher into the public domain. It is our group whom provides security and protection of Mr King as far as its possible. We have full backing of Mr King to disclose data here on his behalf. Surely this site actually wishes to have insiders and whistleblowers present information here, or is this only by specific types of insiders? In which case you will lose any future hopes of others posting here. Mr King has a very long history in mainstream ufo research, going back to 1966. His disclosures, by way of being sanctioned by our group, date from 1994 to date. His disclosures discreetly mention our group here and there.
As for liability of websites owners then kindly Bill & Kerry input here ASAP. If you censore one you should censore all such data releases here.
THE WATCHER
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See my emphasis with bold and underline above.
YOU should have said that from the beginning, and this post never would have been made. It was never divulged that you had permission to post on his behalf. You did divulge he was "in your care," and then you gave away his name and diagnosis. What is someone supposed to think in this situation? By all appearances, it looked unethical, and illegal, so I called you on it. I'd do it again too, if you didn't say beforehand that you had permission.
Don't try to lay on others your oversight of forgetting to say you had permission. Confidentiality is something all humans have a right to, and is the law in most cases, and it appeared like you had breached it. I stand by my posts!
If you are discussing a client in your care, you must have permission to publicly divulge name, diagnosis and other personal data, and you must say you have that permission, or someone else has the right and duty to point it out, or even contact authorities that you violated confidentiality laws.
As far as the U.S. goes, your post appeared to violate H.I.P.P.A. You didn't say you had permission, and I don't assume anything I don't know concretely. I am a medical clinician (retired due to disability) and PTSD experiencer. I take confidentiality very seriously, and protested your posts in your client's best interests. He's not here to defend himself.