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HIPAA has IP addresses listed as one of the unique identifiers you must protect in your dataset.
by ethanwillis 9y ago
HIPAA has IP addresses listed as one of the unique identifiers you must protect in your dataset.
- tested24 9y agoOnly when associated with medical records... I'm the same person as the other account btw, not trying to hide that.
- ethanwillis 9y agoOh I completely understand that. What I meant to really say is that at least in some realms we already do consider IP addresses as personal information that should be protected.
- ztratar 9y agoSure, when you're explicitly dealing with patient health data... which is not remotely in Facebook's realm.
- uptown 9y agoAre you sure? "Facebook sent a doctor on a secret mission to ask hospitals to share patient data" https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/05/facebook-building-8-explored-data-sharing-agreement-with-hospitals.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/05/facebook-building-8-explored... "Facebook held a special breakfast for drug marketers about recruiting people for clinical trials" https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/facebook-held-a-breakfast-to-promote-clinical-trials-strategy.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/facebook-held-a-breakfast-to... "How Facebook can ‘unblind’ a clinical trial" https://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Article/2014/06/09/Pfizer-How-Facebook-can-unblind-a-clinical-trial https://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Article/2014/06/09/Pfizer...
- tested24 9y agoYes I'm sure, your links don't bring up any new points. Facebook does not have my medical records.