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So I am confused - especially combining with https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/17/health-industry-data-privacy-00092447 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/0

So I am confused - especially combining with https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/17/health-industry-data-privacy-00092447 https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/17/health-industry-dat... Is it violation of hippa or other privacy laws or anything to use fbook pixel, google analytics and the like when you build a site for a drug rehab or other healthcare type of a site? The privacy concerned consumer in me wants all these things to be blocked. As a consultant and site updater I had given up trying to push privacy to tons of stakeholders who are all used to using g-analytics and other services to determine direction of content and business and the like. Yet this and that politico article make me worry as a site builder but happy as a consumer that thinks maybe all this is about to have sweeping changes. Or not.

giraffe_lady 3y ago
> Is it violation of hippa or other privacy laws or anything to use fbook pixel, google analytics and the like when you build a site for a drug rehab or other healthcare type of a site? I don't believe so. HIPAA's data protections are fairly narrow, that not being the original primary concern of the legislation. It covers information about treatment and payments, but I think usage information about a treatment-focused site or portal would be mostly allowed. There are consultancies that are experts on compliance with these laws and know exactly where the boundaries are and what workarounds are available in some cases. When approached this way it's a much more narrow and flimsy protection than exists in the general cultural awareness of hipaa.