Dan GillmorDec 12, 2023

American pharmacies are handing private information about their customers over to the police without even a warrant. Contempt for privacy -- with potential "criminal" consequences in anti-abortion states -- has never been more blatant, or dangerous.

As usual, Congress can't be bothered to give a damn.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/12/23998869/cvs-kroger-and-rite-aid-will-hand-over-your-medical-data-to-the-police-without-a-warrant

CVS, Kroger, and Rite Aid will hand over your medical data to the police without a warrant.

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Show threadMyMiloCat+MydogNoodlesDec 12, 2023
@dangillmor another reason to patronize your local small - ish pharmacy. While you still can
Show threadJoe OrtizDec 12, 2023
@LeslieVS1965 @dangillmor This applies to all pharmacies in the US by the way. Even smaller ones aren't safe from this.
Show threadMyMiloCat+MydogNoodlesDec 12, 2023
@joeo10 @dangillmor wow I hope not! When my neighborhood pharmacy in upstate NY closed, it was either CVS, which made a mess of my meds list, or the supermarket pharmacies .... Most probably owned by ? -
Show threadJoe Ortiz

@LeslieVS1965 @dangillmor I'll repeat what I said earlier when I shared this:

This is sadly tolerated because the US doesn't have a single privacy and transparency law in the books (at least in the federal level). Plus HIPPA is toothless in these cases since companies and law enforcement find loopholes to get around HIPPA.

Dec 12, 2023 at 10:34pmWeb