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Re:Do No Harm petition: Don't give Big Tech access to our me... by TheCaptain4815 on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:02PM (#36260746)
I've always thought this about HIPPA as well, having worked in the healthcare field years ago. I imagine some "hero" leaking an enormous healthcare dataset after anonymizing some info and furthering research. Too bad I never had access to that.
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Re:Do No Harm petition: Don't give Big Tech access to our me... by JohnFen on Friday June 09, 2023 @01:18PM (#36260943)
> I imagine some "hero" leaking an enormous healthcare dataset after anonymizing some info and furthering research.

You misspelled "villain" there. If that were to happen, I'd 100% be calling for them to spend as much time in prison as possible.

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Re:Do No Harm petition: Don't give Big Tech access to our me... by nradov on Friday June 09, 2023 @02:15PM (#36261787)
There is nothing legally stopping healthcare organizations from asking patients for informed consent to share their anonymized data with researchers. The government even provides clear guidelines for de-identification.

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/special-...

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