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by swyman 3773 days ago
I might be wrong, but my understanding is that HIPAA privacy rules only apply to healthcare providers like hospitals and their employees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_a...
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dmix 3773 days ago
This is correct. We ran a website for diabetics where users volunteered health data and HIPAA didn't apply to us. If it coordinated data exchange with doctors directly then it would be different.
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cakeface 3769 days ago
What about doctors using an iPhone to check a patient's files? Would apple have to make a secure HIPAA compliant version for hospital use? What about government use? I bet all those FBI agents are talking to each other with iphones...
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