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   Dr. Amy, Psy.D. (dramypsyd@ohai.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 02:13:54 JST Dr. Amy, Psy.D.

   I saw a FB add for a therapist bot and decided to read their privacy policy. They have a cutesy little paragraph that's like, "You can be totally anonymous, we take your privacy seriously, no account needed, click here to read the legalese" and the "legalese" bit said that they access your identifying and contact info, including location, when you download the app and are allowed to track your phone.

   All other concerns about therapy AI aside, what the FUCK is THAT.

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     Alexandre Oliva (lxo@gnusocial.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 04:58:43 JST Alexandre Oliva

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     I can't imagine how anyone in such businesses that involve significant confidentiality could be taken seriously when using anything but GNU Jami or similar for conversations. it blows my mind that people would do psychotherapy, lawyering, banking, etc with snooping software as much as nearby.
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     Quiet Lurker (quietlurker@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Oct-2024 04:58:44 JST Quiet Lurker

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     @dramypsyd Even beyond AI, many human therapists are using 3rd party software to communicate with and manage their patients. You have to sign EULAs that say they have the right to use your personal data including all videos, images, audio, insurance information, banking information, patient notes, medical history, etc. I can’t imagine handing over recordings of all your deepest, darkest secrets and fears to some private company who can use that data however they want is a good idea.