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What else do they do with the user data besides ads targeting? Serious question.
by neofrommatrix 2y ago
What else do they do with the user data besides ads targeting? Serious question.
- rednafi 2y agoI’ve seen privately identifiable information (PII) along with patient records sent over to 3rd party agencies.
- alwa 2y agoA relative’s doctor’s practice just got acquired by one of these private-equity-backed profit-hungry medical chains. I went with him to an appointment. As a condition of checking in to see his doctor, on a silly tablet at the office, he had to sign away his HIPAA rights for them to sell his charts, along with his identity information, to advertisers or any other third parties. I was beside myself. Wasn’t long afterward before he started seeing insultingly specific (but medically incorrect) prescription drug ads, almost exclusively, on his TV service.
- walterbell 2y ago> As a condition of checking in to see his doctor, on a silly tablet As with QR codes in restaurants, reception tablets with NDA boilerplate, or electronic security scanners, declining to use an electronic device can lead to the magical appearance of a manual alternative, where lines of text on paper can be crossed out manually before signing and taking a photo for your records. This is because the consent (of 99% who will not decline) is only valid if the 1% who choose to decline can actually do so. If everyone is forced and it's literally impossible to decline consent, then none of it is consent, and they may as well omit the text and do whatever they want anyway. The act of asking consent for ridiculous terms is actually quite positive, if one ignores the implied pressure of a silicon wrapping.
- nativeit 2y agoWait, I can just cross out the lines I don’t like? That opens up a ton of possibilities… I’m actually fully on-board with everything in this thread. This should obviously be taken more seriously than it is.
- walterbell 2y ago> I can just cross out the lines I don't like? Well, they can always refuse service, but now their refusal is linked specifically to the crossed-out lines, an action that can lead to various paths. If the deleted lines are known by them to be overreaching, they are economically better off to provide service and earn revenue, instead of losing 100% of revenue and appointment slot to a minor technicality worth much less.
- exe34 2y agothe way it works with a contract, you can always choose to remove clauses - but the other party has to agree to it too. they might acquiesce if for example, they think denying you service might actually lead to a lawsuit that would point out their illegal behaviour.
- walterbell 2y agoChatGPT says: Healthcare providers or institutions may require a patient to sign certain forms related to the treatment or payment process (like consent forms for treatment or payment authorization), but these forms cannot waive the patient's fundamental rights under HIPAA. If a patient feels coerced into signing anything, they can refuse or ask for clarification before signing. If they don't want to sign, it shouldn't prevent them from receiving care, although certain administrative procedures (like billing or insurance claims) might be impacted.
- cool_dude85 2y agoWhat if you're a green card holder and say "Palestine" in the privacy of your own home? We may not be there now but it's not far.
- winterbloom 2y agoNon-issue. However if you start saying pro Hamas sentences..
- nativeit 2y agoGo on, you were saying that’s exceptional because…
- doublerabbit 2y agoAll content recorded from the echo could be used in court against you.
- nextts 2y agoNope the lack of a 1A (in practice) seems to apply squarely to Palestine