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submitted 2 days ago by WindAqueduct@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

This video explains how your medical data is shared without your consent.

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[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Been telling people for years that you shouldn’t tell your doctor anything you want kept completely private. They always planned to get access for government databases. Plus, healthcare systems are notorious for security breaches.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

So what don't tell your doctor your issues and just hope it gets cured.

[-] WindAqueduct@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

That's actually one of the most unfortunate parts of this. When you're at the doctor, you're incredibly vulnerable and need care. We shouldn't have a society where people have to censor themselves for privacy reasons, but today we do. The best solution is to push for a state medical privacy law at least as strong as Minnesota's.

[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

More like weigh the potential benefit with the potential risk.

I know it sounds wild, but now everyone’s medical data is going to be fed to Palantir, and RFK jr wants to put mentally ill people into camps. Are you comfortable with every mental health survey you’ve taken at appointments being in his hands? Do you think people with drug use in their medical history are going to feel comfortable with their health data being filtered through an AI selecting targets?

I mean, you’re seeing the same news we are. Still think I was being too paranoid?

[-] Two_Hangmen@midwest.social 13 points 2 days ago

General public: I'm going to make wild assumptions about something I don't know anything about, and also spend 0 time verifying if my assumptions are correct.

https://www.hipaajournal.com/hipaa-explained/

The first paragraph:

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is an Act passed in 1996 that primarily had the objectives of enabling workers to carry forward healthcare insurance between jobs, prohibiting discrimination against beneficiaries with pre-existing health conditions, and guaranteeing coverage renewability multi-employer health insurance plans.

this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2025
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