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> I work for a large US based corp that focuses on technology and data services for the healthcare field. We have massive amounts of PHI for the majority of peo
by thatfrenchguy 7y ago
> I work for a large US based corp that focuses on technology and data services for the healthcare field. We have massive amounts of PHI for the majority of people who have visited a provider within the country.
The real question here is: why can't I opt-out ? I want a easy button when I do anything medical to say "no, don't use my health data for any of this stuff". And the current CA privacy law does not provide this, unlike GDPR, which sucks.
- igetspam 7y agoThis I exactly it. In Texas, there is always a check box about sharing. I opt out 100% of the time. This only covers a specific use case though and there are still tons of sharing agreements in place that I can't do anything about. I'd opt out of all of them if I could but at least knowing how many places my data exist would be a start.
- chopin 7y agoGDPR does not provide this unfortunately. Just last week a bill in Germany was enacted which allows the medical data of all insured people to be shared with medical companies. There is no opt-out.
- Hamuko 7y agoI believe GDPR does provide that, but consent is not required to process data if that processing is "necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject". So if an EU member state makes a law that requires insurance companies to export your medical data wholesale to medical companies, GDPR does not give you an option to opt out. Really the only solution there is either to a) move elsewhere b) vote for people who don't want to enact such laws.