Damned if you do [have health coverage] damned if you don’t. Mental health care in America means trying to find an in-network therapist or gambling on what an app not covered by a health plan will do with your data. Health care and data privacy should be a right not a privilege.
FTC to ban online counseling service BetterHelp from revealing consumers’ data, including sensitive mental health information, to Facebook and others for targeted advertising: https://t.co/zvgfJ4BbwZ
@thomasgermain@Gizmodo I hope they’re bringing a lot of wagons and something something western sherif analogy for an agency that doesn’t have a lot of person power for the work they want to do.
Tell me again why the burden should be on consumers to protect data.
Apple Is Tracking You Even When Its Own Privacy Settings Say It’s Not, New Research Says https://t.co/EsNDXJPz9a
My last @ConsumerReports story, and stop me if you heard this one before: TikTok tracks you when you're not on TikTok. Websites like Planned Parenthood, the Mayo Clinic, and the Girl Scouts are using pixels to send TikTok identifiable information about you https://t.co/fKtXTwTBQ6
THERES TWO A’S IN HIPAA BUT ONLY ONE P AND PEOPLE ALWAYS THINK THAT ONE P IF THEY EVEN REMEMBER ITS ONE P STANDS FOR PRIVACY BUT IT DOESNT IT STANDS FOR PORTABILITY WHICH SEEMS ODD UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND THAT HIPAA ISNT A PRIVACY LAW BUT ITS THE BEST WE HAVE BECAUSE
Alexa, make a clever joke about Amazon hoovering up consumers' data with its acquisition of a smart vacuum company while consumers privacy and data rights are still a giant unknown. https://t.co/56ci6ZJUoz
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Read this through the lense that HIPAA and state privacy laws have exceptions for sharing with law enforcement: “Aetna … said it would ‘ensure our data practices comply with all applicable laws protecting the privacy of our members.’” https://t.co/gna8cAEu9a
I hope this means @CRAdvocacy is returning to its mission to advocate for affordable, quality, healthcare for all. The S.Ct's decision doesn't mean we need another article (though this is a good one) it means we need more advocates and pressure on lawmakers to pass actual laws.
Consumer Reports has long supported access to safe, affordable healthcare for all consumers. Today’s Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade threatens that access—so we’re covering what the decision might mean for you. https://t.co/Wmcs03oaQ4
⚠️ Abortion services remain legal in California. If a health plan denies, changes, or delays medical services, we urge Californians to contact @CADMHC Help Center at 1-888-466-2219.
Which states are most impacted by the recent Supreme Court ruling? Will conversations with my healthcare provider about abortion remain private? Here’s what you need to know. #RoevWade https://t.co/GVxoDj3A4D
HIPAA is not a privacy law and the privacy protections it affords are limited. When sharing health info, ask whether the recipient has to comply with HIPAA. @thomasgermain provides an explainer about what HIPAA does and, especially, does NOT do for you. https://t.co/zbd6SFE0YT
Consumers feel like they have little control over data collected on them. Users of #reprohealth apps have reason to be wary. @ConsumerReports tested 5 apps and found shortcomings in the way all handle the sensitive user data they collect. https://t.co/RSgWTRig6s
The problem with health tech is not just a problem with health tech but a problem with the underlying [virtually nonexistant] baseline privacy protections. We called this out in 2020 when I was at @ConsumerReports and there's been zero improvement in the years since.
News on the privacy front is not great, there's a lot of misinfo after the SCOTUS memo. @hnorms & @KHNews give you the straight dope on #period#trackers from a wide variety of experts like me, @HealthPrivacy@EFF@giulia_de_togni. Hope it helps. https://t.co/oH8EWU90ob