Week 9-Discussion

Legal and Ethical Conduct

Discussion

Every state has different laws for the protection of confidentiality of HIV related information. The main reason behind protection of confidential information is closely associated with respect for individuals and human dignity. Personal information and data is generally considered as the personal property of an individual. That is why the permission is required from the owner to utilize or share their information (Milstead, 2013). To disclose embarrassing and private information for seeking benefit is a major issue regarding violation of trust. Confidentiality is excessively important when the disclosure of sensitive information has probability to harm the individual. ...