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Re:Ozempic Is Making People Buy Less Food, Walmart Says by voisin on Sunday January 21, 2024 @11:22PM (#39086157)
You can’t anonymize the data first?
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Re:Ozempic Is Making People Buy Less Food, Walmart Says by dymk on Sunday January 21, 2024 @11:50PM (#39086345)
Nope, it’s not like A/B testing a button color on an ad; it’s medical history
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Re:Ozempic Is Making People Buy Less Food, Walmart Says by NerdiDotOrg on Monday January 22, 2024 @08:20AM (#39089213)
You can anonymize data. If it's not able to identify the real person, it's allowed.
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Re:Ozempic Is Making People Buy Less Food, Walmart Says by dymk on Monday January 22, 2024 @12:42PM (#39092552)
Data which can be tied back to someone's purchase history is by definition not anonymized
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