2026-01-18 08:27:49

The privacy protection of medical data has always been a difficult problem. Patient data needs to be properly shared with doctors, insurance agencies, and even regulatory authorities, but personal privacy must not be exposed. Finding this balance is truly challenging.

Walrus $WAL offers an interesting approach in this regard. Through end-to-end encryption and Seal access control mechanisms, medical records can be securely stored on-chain. When access is needed, doctors can obtain authorization rather than having all data openly available. Regulatory authorities can directly retrieve complete access records and operation logs from the chain, eliminating the need for cumbersome audits and improving efficiency.

The brilliance of this combination lies in—protecting patient privacy while meeting compliance requirements, without compromising the efficiency of medical institutions. Data security, privacy protection, and operational efficiency are no longer mutually exclusive choices in this scenario.

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LayerZeroHero

· 5h ago

Wow, someone finally thought through the issue of medical data privacy. WAL's recent move is indeed quite impressive. But I still want to ask, is storing medical records on-chain really reliable? Could it be another plan that sounds great in theory but fails in actual deployment... If it weren't for this approach actually solving the triple dilemma, I might have doubted it. Just based on this win-win idea that both protects privacy and satisfies regulatory authorities, it seems worth paying attention to.

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SelfSovereignSteve

· 5h ago

Finally, someone has figured out the medical data issue. The previous set of solutions were really just a tug-of-war. The WAL approach is quite interesting; combining end-to-end encryption with access control essentially returns data sovereignty to the patients themselves. This is what true autonomy should look like.

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SilentObserver

· 5h ago

Oh, finally someone thought of this. Medical data is indeed a huge challenge. The WAL approach is quite good—end-to-end encryption with transparent logging, making regulators comfortable... but the real question is, will hospitals actually cooperate? On-chain storage sounds great, but will patients buy into it? That's the key.

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GhostAddressMiner

· 5h ago

Sounds good, but to be honest... true privacy isn't on the chain at all. On-chain access records are fully traceable, isn't this just a new form of surveillance?

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APY追逐者

· 5h ago

Someone is finally doing something real in the field of medical privacy, not just shouting slogans. WAL's approach is truly excellent, allowing doctors to access data without fearing patient information being sold.

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