L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFacebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchaseswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1256arrow-down1external-linkFacebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchaseswww.popsci.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms.
minus-squareGranite@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoHIPAA requires you to know about it to make a complaint. Also, corporations may not count as healthcare providers, so they sneak through a loophole.
minus-squaretal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 year agoNone of this is correct. HIPAA obligations are not contingent on a complaint, and being incorporated absolutely is not incompatible with being a healthcare provider.
HIPAA requires you to know about it to make a complaint. Also, corporations may not count as healthcare providers, so they sneak through a loophole.
None of this is correct. HIPAA obligations are not contingent on a complaint, and being incorporated absolutely is not incompatible with being a healthcare provider.