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> HIPAA anybody? Maybe. Going on a tangent: in theory GMail has access to lots of similar information---just by having approximately everyone's emails. Does
by eru 1y ago
> HIPAA anybody?
Maybe. Going on a tangent: in theory GMail has access to lots of similar information---just by having approximately everyone's emails. Does HIPAA apply to them? If not, why not?
> If you give people something that seems to be a listening ear they will unburden themselves on that ear regardless of the implementation details of the ear.
Cf. Eliza, or the Rogerian therapy it (crudely) mimics.
- jacquesm 1y ago> Maybe. Going on a tangent: in theory GMail has access to lots of similar information---just by having approximately everyone's emails. Does HIPAA apply to them? If not, why not? That's a good question. Intuitively: because it doesn't attempt to impersonate a medical professional, nor does it profess to interact with you on the subject matter at all. It's a communications medium, not an interactive service.