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Prescription Data Mining Poll

Several US states banned prescription data mining by 3rd parties, such as mining doctor's prescribing history for the purpose of increasing drug sales. Health-care information publishers argue that it is their free speech right. Your opinion on prescription data mining: [75 votes total]
Should be allowed (42)	56%
Should be banned (22)	29%
Don't know (11)	15%

US Supreme court declined to hear the appeal of the ban.

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