L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFacebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchaseswww.popsci.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down13file-text
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Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms.
minus-squareKerrigor@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIt is. Pharmacies like CVS fall under covered entities, and must adhere to HIPAA regulations.
minus-squareGranite@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoHIPAA requires you to know about it to make a complaint. Also, corporations may not count as healthcare providers, so they sneak through a loophole.
minus-squaretal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoNone of this is correct. HIPAA obligations are not contingent on a complaint, and being incorporated absolutely is not incompatible with being a healthcare provider.
How is this not a HIPAA violation?
It is. Pharmacies like CVS fall under covered entities, and must adhere to HIPAA regulations.
HIPAA requires you to know about it to make a complaint. Also, corporations may not count as healthcare providers, so they sneak through a loophole.
None of this is correct. HIPAA obligations are not contingent on a complaint, and being incorporated absolutely is not incompatible with being a healthcare provider.