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Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 year ago

CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants

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CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants

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Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 year ago

Lawmakers want HHS to revise health privacy law to require warrants.

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Here’s a scary one:

“patient is suspected of having an abortion give me medical records”

“K here you go”
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  First one that came to mind when I saw the title TBH. First it was period tracking apps, now this. Scary state of things

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