Anti-racism group SOS Racisme said it was illegal because French law did not allow the compilation of personal data without the individual's consent.

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The Washington Post reported that gun control groups are already lobbying to allow compilation of gun ownership data from medical records for research purposes.

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Will the compilation and release of data regarding payments to physicians and teaching hospitals actually clear the haze and give the public meaningful insight into the relationship between physicians on the one hand, and the device and pharmaceutical industries on the other?

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