3 ms·

Fairly sure that would be considered a breach of patient confidentiality where I live, at least.

by scbrg 5mo ago

majorchord 5mo ago
Sorry to hear that. What did people do before computers then?
- scbrg 5mo ago
  Not sure how that's relevant. There are computers now. Regulations change with the times. Green lasers weren't controlled in the 1700:s either. Are you comfortable with anybody being able to ring up the hospital and say "yo, it's majorchord, how are my gonnorhea results?"
  - majorchord 5mo ago
    > Are you comfortable with anybody being able to ring up the hospital and say "yo, it's majorchord, how are my gonnorhea results?" No, that's why we have safety protocols in place. When you call a doctor they ask you for your birthdate or sometimes also a PIN/password on your account to protect your data. How would that still be considered a breach of privacy?
    - scbrg 5mo ago
      Alright. I didn't know that. "Just call them" did not sound like it included any kind of authentication procedure. But giving birthdate (available to anyone via a single query in a public database) and (sometimes?! - what?!) PIN over the phone wouldn't really be considered good enough here. Birthdate is, as I said, public knowledge. And a phone is too insecure a medium for transmitting a password. I'm not super interested in an long argument about whether it's reasonable that this isn't considered secure or not. I'm just letting you know what reality looks like. And the reality is that "just call them" is not a solution, because such information will simply not be handed out over the phone.
      - ranger_danger 5mo ago
        > And the reality is that "just call them" is not a solution, because such information will simply not be handed out over the phone. It already is a solution, and has been in widespread use for many decades. I don't think it's going anywhere.
iamnothere 5mo ago
You should check your patient portal closely, they may be violating your confidentiality in ways that are much worse: https://vanguardcommunications.net/facebook-ads-pixel/ https://vanguardcommunications.net/facebook-ads-pixel/

Fairly sure that would be considered a breach of patient confidentiality where I live, at least.

by scbrg 5mo ago

Fairly sure that would be considered a breach of patient confidentiality where I live, at least.

majorchord 5mo ago

Sorry to hear that. What did people do before computers then?

scbrg 5mo ago
Not sure how that's relevant. There are computers now. Regulations change with the times. Green lasers weren't controlled in the 1700:s either. Are you comfortable with anybody being able to ring up the hospital and say "yo, it's majorchord, how are my gonnorhea results?"
- majorchord 5mo ago
  > Are you comfortable with anybody being able to ring up the hospital and say "yo, it's majorchord, how are my gonnorhea results?" No, that's why we have safety protocols in place. When you call a doctor they ask you for your birthdate or sometimes also a PIN/password on your account to protect your data. How would that still be considered a breach of privacy?
  - scbrg 5mo ago
    Alright. I didn't know that. "Just call them" did not sound like it included any kind of authentication procedure. But giving birthdate (available to anyone via a single query in a public database) and (sometimes?! - what?!) PIN over the phone wouldn't really be considered good enough here. Birthdate is, as I said, public knowledge. And a phone is too insecure a medium for transmitting a password. I'm not super interested in an long argument about whether it's reasonable that this isn't considered secure or not. I'm just letting you know what reality looks like. And the reality is that "just call them" is not a solution, because such information will simply not be handed out over the phone.
    - ranger_danger 5mo ago
      > And the reality is that "just call them" is not a solution, because such information will simply not be handed out over the phone. It already is a solution, and has been in widespread use for many decades. I don't think it's going anywhere.

iamnothere 5mo ago

You should check your patient portal closely, they may be violating your confidentiality in ways that are much worse: https://vanguardcommunications.net/facebook-ads-pixel/ https://vanguardcommunications.net/facebook-ads-pixel/