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Which in practice means all apps will ask for all info and we will blindly say yes to everything.
by Numberwang 12y ago
Which in practice means all apps will ask for all info and we will blindly say yes to everything.
- sentenza 12y agoHeh. That app will want to access your health records in order to determine whether or not you are at risk of epilepsy, so it can adjust its flashy graphics. Then, of course, they'll transmit the results of your last HIV test to every advertisement network on the planet. The funny thing is that here in Germany, where consumers are heavily protected, people are sceptical. But in the US of A, where a piece of information about your health status can make you uninsurable, people are rather enthusiastic. I'm not even entirely sure which approach will be more beneficial in the mid-term future. But for now I'll stick with my boring German ways.
- cmelbye 12y agoConsumers are heavily protected here too... Look up HIPAA and the Affordable Care Act. It's illegal to deny health care coverage to a person based on health status and a long list of other reasons, and your medical records are highly regulated and private. The daily meme of USA lacking consumer protection gets really old after a while.