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I wonder if they could make a case that it violates the HIPAA, since your heartbeat/activity tracker info is on the device? Kind of a weak argument, but HIPAA i
by odbol_ 11y ago
I wonder if they could make a case that it violates the HIPAA, since your heartbeat/activity tracker info is on the device? Kind of a weak argument, but HIPAA is a pretty contentious subject.
- swyman 11y agoI 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_and_Accountability_Act#Privacy_Rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_a...
- dmix 11y agoThis 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.
- cakeface 11y agoWhat 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...
- dragonwriter 11y ago> I wonder if they could make a case that it violates the HIPAA, since your heartbeat/activity tracker info is on the device? HIPAA privacy protections only apply to data held by HIPAA "covered entities", which are mostly insurers, health care providers, and their business associates, and they restrict disclosures by those covered entities.