IBD/TIPP Poll: 78% Fear ObamaCare Site Security

In what could be the biggest handicap to getting people to sign up for ObamaCare, the public is over whelmingly concerned about the security of the information compiled by the health care exchange. 

The latest IBD/TIPP Poll finds that 78% say Americans should be worried about the security of the ObamaCare exchange website, and 53% say they should be "very concerned." This view was shared across parties, with 69% of Democrats saying security concerns are warranted.

More worrisome for the law's success, 82% of those aged 18-24 say concern is justified. These are among the people ObamaCare most desperately needs to enroll to keep overall premiums from spiraling out of control. 

Fears about ObamaCare websites could help explain why enrollment is well below forecast at both the federal and state-run exchanges. They also could deter sign-ups even as the online exchanges become easier to use. Exchanges collect piles of highly sensitive confidential information that identity thieves desire, including income, birth dates and Social Security numbers.

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At a recent congressional hearing, security experts warned about ongoing security risks at the Healthcare.gov site. 

Morgan Wright, CEO of Crowd Sourced Investigations, told lawmakers that Healthcare.gov had more than 500 million lines of code — more than 20 times as much as Facebook (FB) and nearly 10 times as much as Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 8 — and that this complexity made it ripe for hackers....

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