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====Privacy====
'''In summary, I don't think there are any "real" privacy problems with sharing an image of your CPAP data, but here is the "fine print."'''
There are some legal requirements on sharing medical data, but I believe you are free to share your own medical data. Choose wisely. I would be very careful about sharing someone else's data.
Even if it's your own data, realize that you are exposing some data about yourself.
However, the only thing information on the card that seems somewhat sensitive is the serial number of your machine. Only your doctor, equipment supplier, or insurance company might be able to do something with that, and all they should be able to do is tell that "Archangle on apneaboard" is actually John H. Smith, 123 Main Street. Anyone with info that links my machine serial number to me probably already has my address, phone, insurance number, SSN, etc. and access to my CPAP data.
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Your CPAP usage.
The hours you sleep every night.
How well your therapy is working. Waveforms of your breathing patterns, etc.
Your machine type and serial number.
The therapy settings such as pressure.
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I don't think your CPAP machine saves any personal information like name, e-mail, credit card, social security number, but someone . Someone with access to your real world medical info might be able to link your internet identity to your real world data. It should only be a problem if someone in your doctor's office or the supplier finds your post and decides to look you up. It seems really unlikely they'd find your post and take the trouble to "hunt you down." It doesn't seem like something that would attract hackers or "data miners," even if they did have access to the records of your doctor or supplier. Note that the data you put into SleepyHead, Encore, or ResScan does not get put on the SD card. I don't think people can see your file on Dropbox unless you tell them the URL. If you post the URL on a forum, the people there can see your data. If you're concerned, you can send the URL via PM (Private Message) or e-mail.
If you want extra privacy, 7-zip will allow you to create an encrypted file. You can put a file on dropbox, and then send the key via a different method such as e-mail or PM.
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