Technological innovation, particularly in information technology, is at the heart of economic growth. Widespread digitization of the economy is critical in ensuring robust economic growth and thus a higher standard of living. One barrier to more rapid progress to a digitally enabled society is the fear by some people that this will entail a loss of privacy. In this respect, there have been come privacy related concerns regarding the introduction of the eHealth-platform in the Belgian healthcare sector. This paper by The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation intends to provide an answer to these concerns.