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Maybe it's just me but there's something deeply disturbing about the idea of Google also hoarding medical data...
by buran77 6y ago
Maybe it's just me but there's something deeply disturbing about the idea of Google also hoarding medical data...
- duncan-donuts 6y agoDefinitely not just you. Google is just about the last company I’d want my health records stored.
- ComodoHacker 6y agoCan you name a more trustworthy one for this purpose?
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoAnybody who doesn't base their whole business around ignoring privacy so they can target their ads better?
- throwaway3699 6y agoWithout turning into a complete shill, there are many companies well known for abusing and selling your data. Having seen that abuse first-hand, Google is still one of the better ones when it comes to having good internal safeguards and policies -- but they get so much attention for their scale and breadth of data.
- buran77 6y agoOne big problem I see is that Google already has a lot of data. Just having that much aggregated data makes any company a bad choice.
- frongpik 6y agoIt needs to be a regulated nonprofit independent entity. Trusting an ads corp your medical data is as good as asking a bunch of junkies to look after your home while you're away on vacation.
- mam2 6y ago> regulated nonprofit independent entity. Which will be hacked in 2 weeks of its existence..
- frongpik 6y agoNonprofit doesn't mean cheap. I see it as a defence contractor of some sort: it gets big money from the gov, hires the best staff, but is also regulated and doesn't report to wall st.
- goatinaboat 6y agoMaybe it's just me but there's something deeply disturbing about the idea of Google also hoarding medical data... If you have ever googled a symptom, they know, and unlike HIPAA there is no regulation on what they do with that data.