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panny 8 hours ago

>until I was in the hospital last year

So much for HIPAA huh?

Cider9986 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

HIPPA doesn't do anything to protect your medical privacy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sfIBRTcRpU).

SoftTalker 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Phone numbers aren't protected health information.

AnimalMuppet 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Is the fact that I was in the hospital protected health information? If not, why not?

SoftTalker 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It probably is today. There was a time when hospital admissions/discharges were published in the local paper.

As a population we used to be a lot less concerned with privacy. It was nicer in a way. It was a time when you didn't really worry about your identity getting leaked or stolen. If someone knew you were in the hospital, they might send you flowers or a card.

reaperducer 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I wouldn't blame the hospital.

It was documented years ago that lawyers were buying cell phone location data from the carriers in order to drum up potential clients in hospitals.

Blame the data industry and big tech.

AnimalMuppet 7 hours ago | parent [-]

And lawyers.

balamatom 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Science opportunity! >:]

Get yourself locked up in the slammer for a night while carrying a fresh burner; observe them writing down your IMEI and IMSI; see if that makes you start getting robocalls.