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by greenyoda 1983 days ago
> For example, if someone was pulling private medical records and harassing or blackmailing another person

I think it's highly unlikely that a state data analyst would have access to any private medical records. The Covid stats would have probably already been aggregated by the hospitals before they were sent to the state.

> find a potential HIPAA violation and throw a book at her

HIPAA is a federal law, so a violation of it wouldn't be prosecuted by the state of Florida.