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Snap chat?

• scarface74 4y ago
  A specific medical oriented app. I’ve had a few virtual appointments where they ask me do I have an iPhone for FaceTime. I do. But what do they do for Android users? Which one of the ten soon to be discontinued Google video conferencing apps would the doctor use?
  • cinntaile 4y ago
    They require you to install their own.
  • 7steps2much 4y ago
    I have had a few appointments where they didn't ask me about what device I wanted to use at all, just send me a webex link and had me join in a browser. Works for (almost) all devices.
  • afandian 4y ago
    Here’s an American one used in the UK. That had a data breach exposing sensitive images. I won’t ever trust consumer computers for sensitive medical stuff. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52986629 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52986629 Discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23471347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23471347
    • scarface74 4y ago
      I’m not saying health care companies are competent. I am saying at least they have legal obligations to try to keep your information secure. Google has no such obligation. Besides, there is less likely of a chance that a medical app targeted toward virtual care for babies would be flagging parents for sending pictures of their children to a doctor.
  • Gigachad 4y ago
    FaceTime now works for android users, an iPhone can initiate the call and get a shareable link for android users.
  • mnahkies 4y ago
    During COVID I had a digital gp appointment. It was specifically about some skin issues which is obviously difficult to communicate over a phone call. They required me to send them photos to the receptionist over plain email - I complied because they weren't particularly sensitive parts of my body however it did make me mad that this was their system for dealing with sensitive health data