3 ms·
> if I want to maintain my expectation of privacy regarding my prescriptions Except for that pharmacies already sell your prescription data to anyone who wants
by Alex3917 10y ago
> if I want to maintain my expectation of privacy regarding my prescriptions
Except for that pharmacies already sell your prescription data to anyone who wants it.
- thatcat 10y agoPharmacies records are regulated by hipaa and can only be sold after they are de-identified. Paragraph 2c https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fsC4/CA-medical https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fsC4/CA-medical
- Alex3917 10y agoDe-identified mostly just means that the names are removed. You still know each patient's doctor and zip code, so it's not especially difficult to merge this data with credit card transactions and other data to figure out who is taking what medication.