Nope. To set a precedent it would have to precede. Giving de-identified medical records to researchers is a long-standing, well-established and regulated proces

Nope. To set a precedent it would have to precede. Giving de-identified medical records to researchers is a long-standing, well-established and regulated process. The only interesting thing here is that it's Google and not some PhD's university lab. Here's HHS on what HIPAA has to say about this: [0] [0] http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/special-topics/de-identification/index.html http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/special-t...