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by bird_monster 2041 days ago
Kind of astounded at the responses in this thread insisting on believing Amazon wouldn't do anything nasty or obviously illegal with an individual's healthcare data. They've done nasty and obviously illegal things with all of the other data that passes through their systems, and yet here we are defending and getting excited about them further intruding into our lives.
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HIPAA fines are large and per violation, and downright strict - "reasonable cause" is a category of violation.

And what do you mean by "obviously illegal"? What is "obvious" or "common sense" about the law can be very wrong with a little research. Cocaine is obviously illegal! Except for the fact it is Schedule 2 and has niche legitimate medical uses and is important enough emergency rooms keep it on hand.

It's not about trusting Amazon except to trust the company wants to stay in business and not commit regulatory suicide right out of the gate
Since when is Amazon interested in following outside regulation?
What laws do they break?