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 threadAndreas KDec 13, 2023

@dangillmor Stupid questions:

a) how is that (just in general) surprising? That wonderful 3rd party doctrine in the USA means that your data has basically no expectation of privacy.

b) but in this specific case, how does this actually work in relation to HIPAA?

Show threadDan Gillmor
@yacc143 Sadly unsurprising given Congress' clear hostility to privacy for everyone but itself. Don't know enough about the medical privacy law to say whether this shreds it or merely ignores it.
Dec 13, 2023 at 11:31pmWeb