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Re:Microsoft, Google, Facebook Back Apple in Blocked Phone Case by swyman on Friday February 26, 2016 @12:34AM (#11179958)
I might be wrong, but my understanding is that HIPAA privacy rules only apply to healthcare providers like hospitals and their employees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_a...

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Re:Microsoft, Google, Facebook Back Apple in Blocked Phone Case by dmix on Friday February 26, 2016 @11:47AM (#11182360)
This is correct. We ran a website for diabetics where users volunteered health data and HIPAA didn't apply to us. If it coordinated data exchange with doctors directly then it would be different.
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Re:Microsoft, Google, Facebook Back Apple in Blocked Phone Case by cakeface on Monday February 29, 2016 @05:22PM (#11199144)
What about doctors using an iPhone to check a patient's files? Would apple have to make a secure HIPAA compliant version for hospital use? What about government use? I bet all those FBI agents are talking to each other with iphones...
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