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Does Google have your medical records? It doesn't have mine.
by antiframe 9mo ago
Does Google have your medical records? It doesn't have mine.
- godzillabrennus 9mo agoPeople email about their medical issues and google for medical help using Gmail/Google Search. So yes, Google has people's medical records.
- idiotsecant 9mo agoIf you hear me talking to someone about needing to pick up some flu medicine after work do you have my medical records?
- godzillabrennus 9mo agoNo, but if I hear you telling someone you have the flu and are picking up flu medicine after work then I have a portion of your medical records. Why is it hard for people on HN to believe that normal people do not protect their medical data and email about it or search Google for their conditions? People in the "real world" hook up smart TV's to the internet and don't realize they are being tracked. They use cars with smart features that let them be tracked. They have apps on their phone that track their sentiments, purchases, and health issues... All we are seeing here is people getting access to smart technology for their health issues in such a manner that they might lower their healthcare costs. If you are an American you can appreciate ANY effort in that direction.
- idiotsecant 9mo agoMaybe stop by to consider that knowing a few scattered facts and having your complete medical records is not the same thing, Hemingway.
- glemion43 9mo ago[dead]
- cogman10 9mo agoThey tried to at one point with "google health". They are still somewhat trying to get that information with the fitbit acquisition.
- knowitnone3 9mo agohow do you know they don't?