The issue focused on what President Obama said he would do with the technology.

"In the future, if you have a technology that can read your medical records, you can use that technology to tell your doctor about your medical history. But you can't use that technology to tell your doctor about your medical history," Mr. Obama said.

The technology is still in its infancy, and there's no telling what use it will have. The technology can't read your medical records. It can't tell