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I think rather than blaming google, you should ask your healthcare providers why they choose to use double click tracking on their website. It is like you don’t
by ab_testing 6y ago
I think rather than blaming google, you should ask your healthcare providers why they choose to use double click tracking on their website. It is like you don’t go to your doctor because you don’t like which company they use for their blood collection services.
- m463 6y agoI was pretty much addressing "People use Google because they choose to, not because they're forced to, or because they can't find alternatives." Sounds like a rant against google, but really - if the state uses google as a gatekeeper function to use their services, it turns their argument on its head. As to your question about the health care provider - I did ask them. I got nonsense replies at first, and then I got to someone with a clue and he said something like "our website is a convenience feature".
- tpoacher 6y agoIt is more like the blood collection solution your doctor uses also happens to collect a bit of DNA on the side and sells that to third-party buyers ('legit' or otherwise), and the doctor is either unaware or doesn't really care. In which case your options as a consumer is either to say "my options are sucking up the humiliation and massive invasion of privacy and having the blood test, or not having it done at risk to my health" OR if you have the means to find the resources to attack either the blood company or your doctor where it hurts (i.e. financially), either via a lawsuit or a successful PR campaign etc.