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I think you're nit picking and not focusing on the point. Regardless of the length (the lady either knew or didn't know how long the thing was) she didn't have
by jrs235 15y ago
I think you're nit picking and not focusing on the point. Regardless of the length (the lady either knew or didn't know how long the thing was) she didn't have it nor did she provide it to the gentleman to read. The office was still asking him to lie by requiring him to state he received and read something he obviously didn't receive nor read.
- joezydeco 15y agoI'm inclined to believe this is a outlier to what normally happens and we're getting outraged over a mistake. Every time I've visited my hospital for something, the privacy policy was printed on a small brochure and handed to me along with the signature form.
- ceol 15y agoSame. I've been to multiple doctors, and each time, the "privacy policy" (either a HIPAA form or something similar) was included on the paper I was signing. That's not to say Stallman's experience did not happen, but it is certainly not the norm.
- wtvanhest 15y agoAgreed, the story doesn't make sense and seems false.
- redslazer 15y agoThat small brochure was only a subset of their privacy policy. The actual policy could not possible fit onto a brochure and as the OP said the form he was signing had a summary of the policy which is similar to your brochure.
- vacri 15y agoGiven that the two of you are talking of this 3000-page policy as if it's real, it's definitely on-topic to reveal that it isn't. Condoning hyperbole is never good, but it is ironic to do so in the course of condemning unnecessary beaurocracy. If you want to fix things, seek the truth before making decisions on obvious falsities.
- kamaal 15y agoWhats truth is that he was asked to sign on a document that said he agreed to clauses, he never read. And could be denied treatment for not lying. Whether those clauses are 3000 pages long or 3 pages long isn't much of a concern here.
- jrs235 15y agoTwo points vacri, 1) The point of the story/article is "They asked me to lie" not "the length of a privacy policy was really long". If the privacy policy was only 1 page it still doesn't change the point of the article and story. 2) Richards recollection of the story states that the woman said it 3000 pages long (if true, probably to discourage Richard from following through with requesting it and actually reading it). Are you calling Richard a liar, or positively claiming his memory is wrong? Either way, it doesn't matter! Focusing on the stated length of the privacy policy from a recollection of events about someone asking someone to lie is, in fact, irrelevant and off topic.
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