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You lost me at "maliciously". What harm was done by someone comparing prices? What organization lost money? Who got worse health service? "Unethical" and mali
by unethical_ban 5y ago
You lost me at "maliciously".
What harm was done by someone comparing prices? What organization lost money? Who got worse health service?
"Unethical" and malicious is the current, profit-driven health insurance system.
I know you're coming at it from an absolutist perspective, but I disagree entirely with passing judgement.
Furthermore, the fact that you seem more upset with the person who glanced at a few plan prices rather than at the healthcare system, or the incompetent website operators, is telling.
- spoonjim 5y agoIf you accessed my medical records, nobody would be “harmed” as they are fairly normal. It would still be wrong.
- Dylan16807 5y agoBecause it would be a privacy issue. But that assumes they're looking at your information on purpose, and not just some price tags.
- NullPrefix 5y ago>What harm was done by someone comparing prices? It removes the information asymmetry, which protect the profits of the seller.
- CRConrad 5y agoExactly. So, no harm to any real people.
- bee_rider 5y agoI definitely agree that this is not a big ethical breach in terms of magnitude, but it is still better not to look. Apparently this is not intended to be public information. If this information is private, I guess the companies want to derive some (slight) competitive advantage from not sharing it. I think you could make a strong argument that companies should make their healthcare offerings public knowledge, but they aren't currently (I guess?). In any case, access should be granted on the basis of an even playing field.