Chennai, India's sixth biggest city, has a water crisis

Re:Chennai, India's sixth biggest city, has a water crisis by rusticpenn on Monday June 24, 2019 @02:16AM (#20260925)

I am sorry if I am being rude... Don't you think its a huge issue of trust?. The data can be sold to insurance or advertising companies ( no HIPAA or other laws to protect the data here ).

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Re:Chennai, India's sixth biggest city, has a water crisis by KajMagnus on Monday June 24, 2019 @04:17AM (#20261465)

I imagine having worms and other illnesses is a worse problem, than insurance and advertising companies.

Yes personal data protection it's a good thing to think about, maybe not the highest prio problem though.

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Re:Chennai, India's sixth biggest city, has a water crisis by rusticpenn on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @08:51AM (#20273670)

If your insurance knows about the problem before your doctor, there are lot of grey areas which could be misused.

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Re:Chennai, India's sixth biggest city, has a water crisis by bwilli123 on Monday June 24, 2019 @09:06AM (#20263142)

My startup checks for Leprosy. It's cheap and convenient. Just mail us any finger you have lying around.

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Re:Chennai, India's sixth biggest city, has a water crisis by paulcole on Monday June 24, 2019 @11:47AM (#20264731)

Yes, Sandy will sell that information and use it to provide targeted advertising. EG if you have worms, she will announce ads and discounts for anti-worm medication.

We call it Sandy with special offers. If you'd like to pay extra you can get a special-offer-free experience. If you don't like the idea of any data collection you can just buy a cat litter box and have your own Sandy (without the added features).

Don't see how this is an issue.

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