System Security Functions: Secondary Effects of Improper Information Access

Certain secondary effects can result from improper access to SIIS data:

• A manufacturer recall of a vaccine lot may result in patients having received vaccine that may be harmful. Inadvertent disclosure of this information improperly may violate the privacy of the patient involved.
• The Registry could be used inappropriately by child welfare or Immigration and Naturalization agencies for followup or case management.
• Address/contact information in the Registry could inadvertently be used to locate a parent or child improperly (e.g. cases of adoption, legal restraining order, etc.).