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an email, which reads in full: "Am I reading this correctly? If I search "cancer" on my PRIVATE health provider's website, companies basically know I have cancer, or at the very least, a likely diagnosis. How is this not a violation of HIPPA? How about illnesses companies can benefit from? If I search "incontinence" will makers of adult diapers start sending me ads for their products? How far does this go? Will funeral and/or cremation providers start knocking on my door if I search a terminal illness? Have any class action lawsuits been filed? I'm not usually a fan of them. But this? No! This practice needs to be punished in a way that will prevent this from EVER happening again. Thank you!"

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an email, which reads in full: "Am I reading this correctly? If I search "cancer" on my PRIVATE health provider's website, companies basically know I have cancer, or at the very least, a likely diagnosis. How is this not a violation of HIPPA? How about illnesses companies can benefit from? If I search "incontinence" will makers of adult diapers start sending me ads for their products? How far does this go? Will funeral and/or cremation providers start knocking on my door if I search a terminal illness? Have any class action lawsuits been filed? I'm not usually a fan of them. But this? No! This practice needs to be punished in a way that will prevent this from EVER happening again. Thank you!"
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Zack Whittaker (zackwhittaker@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Apr-2024 20:35:39 JST Zack Whittaker

Once in awhile, and it's becoming more frequent, someone emails me to ask why some very bad privacy practice — like sharing someone's sensitive search terms on a medical provider's website with third-party advertisers — is allowed to happen or isn't illegal.
Elect better lawmakers, and demand better from them. That's it. Nothing will change until lawmakers start serving the interests of their electorate and not the big tech giants that fund their political campaigns.

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