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Kind of astounded at the responses in this thread insisting on believing Amazon wouldn't do anything nasty or obviously illegal with an individual's healthcare

Kind of astounded at the responses in this thread insisting on believing Amazon wouldn't do anything nasty or obviously illegal with an individual's healthcare data. They've done nasty and obviously illegal things with all of the other data that passes through their systems, and yet here we are defending and getting excited about them further intruding into our lives.

Nasrudith 6y ago
HIPAA fines are large and per violation, and downright strict - "reasonable cause" is a category of violation. And what do you mean by "obviously illegal"? What is "obvious" or "common sense" about the law can be very wrong with a little research. Cocaine is obviously illegal! Except for the fact it is Schedule 2 and has niche legitimate medical uses and is important enough emergency rooms keep it on hand.
kgin 6y ago
It's not about trusting Amazon except to trust the company wants to stay in business and not commit regulatory suicide right out of the gate
- bird_monster 6y ago
  Since when is Amazon interested in following outside regulation?
  - kgin 6y ago
    What laws do they break?
    - astura 6y ago
      https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/10/09/california-osha-fines-amazon-for-coronavirus-safety-violations.html https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/10/09/california-osha-fines-am... https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN25Y1C6 https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN25Y1C6 https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-fined-us-government-selling-products-cuba-venezuela-1516800 https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-fined-us-government-selling-... https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/00010101/STORY/912330459/Amazon-fined-more-than-$4-million https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/00010101/STORY/912... https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/amazon-dangerous-products https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/amazon-dangero... https://www.insider.com/amazon-selling-toxic-toys-lead-poisoning-2019-8 https://www.insider.com/amazon-selling-toxic-toys-lead-poiso... https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-hazmat-faa-ups-fedex/428235/ https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-hazmat-faa-ups-f... https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36528153 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36528153
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Nasrudith 6y ago

HIPAA fines are large and per violation, and downright strict - "reasonable cause" is a category of violation. And what do you mean by "obviously illegal"? What is "obvious" or "common sense" about the law can be very wrong with a little research. Cocaine is obviously illegal! Except for the fact it is Schedule 2 and has niche legitimate medical uses and is important enough emergency rooms keep it on hand.

kgin 6y ago

It's not about trusting Amazon except to trust the company wants to stay in business and not commit regulatory suicide right out of the gate

bird_monster 6y ago
Since when is Amazon interested in following outside regulation?
- kgin 6y ago
  What laws do they break?
  - astura 6y ago
    https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/10/09/california-osha-fines-amazon-for-coronavirus-safety-violations.html https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/10/09/california-osha-fines-am... https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN25Y1C6 https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN25Y1C6 https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-fined-us-government-selling-products-cuba-venezuela-1516800 https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-fined-us-government-selling-... https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/00010101/STORY/912330459/Amazon-fined-more-than-$4-million https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/00010101/STORY/912... https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/amazon-dangerous-products https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/amazon-dangero... https://www.insider.com/amazon-selling-toxic-toys-lead-poisoning-2019-8 https://www.insider.com/amazon-selling-toxic-toys-lead-poiso... https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-hazmat-faa-ups-fedex/428235/ https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-hazmat-faa-ups-f... https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36528153 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36528153
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