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HIV data leak: 'I had to go to work and face some pointed looks'
Fear, anger, helplessness among roller coaster of emotions for those affected by data breach
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Last week, the Ministry of Health revealed that the personal details of 14,200 people with HIV were leaked online.
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Cheryl Teh
One month ago, on Jan 5, Damien marked his 31st birthday. Two weeks later, he received a call: It was the Health Ministry ringing to say that details of his HIV status had been stolen.
The one secret that he had harboured deep inside him for the past eight years now threatens to spill out into the public sphere.
