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Privacy on health information (Solutions (Lawmakers should drop new…
Privacy on health information
Reasons why the users are at risk
People's health interests may be publicly identified along with their names
accidentally used
data brokers collecting and selling data
criminals getting hold of info
Marketers use algorithmic tools. They classify people to receive or get denied different types of offers.
It clusters people into different groups like target/waste
Tim LIBERT
Doctoral researcher at the uni of Pensylvania
Studies health privacy on the web
Consequences of that
You can be denied favorable offers
US law
It is legal to monitor what health websites an individual is visiting. It ,then,sells the info to anybody who is willing to pay
Solutions
Lawmakers should drop new regulations
Prgmers should make sure there is no discrimination
Non profit/educational/government websites should audit their code and remove data
Adds-on like ghostery or Ad-Block plus
Discovery
High exposure to third parties concerning health websites
True for non-profit /commercial/ educational /government-run websites