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beep@piefed.world to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It

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Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It

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beep@piefed.world to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It - KFF Health News
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The Federal Trade Commission told a data company it could no longer sell data it collected from hundreds of millions of Americans’ mobile devices when people visited hospitals, dialysis clinics, or abortion clinics. But little is stopping other companies from doing so. In the absence of federal protections, some states are passing their own rules.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/private/p/1501511/your-phone-knows-youre-at-the-doctor-and-data-brokers-do-too-then-profit-from-it

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  • DonutsRMeh@lemmy.worldBanned
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    Make sure to refuse when the Dr asks you if it’s ok for them to use AI to record the conversation. I told my doctor last week and she got work by hand on the keyboard.

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    I would be delighted to profit from it. But somehow I don’t think that’s what is being offered.

    Ever consider turning off location services?

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      Here is a fun read:

      https://blog.apnic.net/2018/05/24/securing-internet-geolocation-client-presence-verification/

      https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.05169

      https://people.scs.carleton.ca/~paulv/papers/CPV-TDSC-authorcopy.pdf

      tldr: only way to not be located is to leave all smart devices at home (and hope nobody with smart glasses will cross your path, but this part is not in the links)

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