"When immigration agents enter hospitals and private companies are allowed to buy and sell data that reveals who seeks medical care, patients retreat, treatment is delayed, and health outcomes worsen, according to a new report that describes a growing "health privacy crisis" in the United States driven by surveillance and weak law enforcement limits."
"The report, published by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), attributes the problem to outdated privacy laws and rapidly expanding digital systems that allow health-related information to be tracked, analyzed, breached, and accessed by both private companies and government agencies."
""Unregulated digital technologies, mass surveillance, and weak privacy laws have created a health privacy crisis," the report says. "Our health data is increasingly being harvested, sold, and used beyond our control.""
"The report describes a largely unregulated market in which data brokers buy, aggregate and resell information that can reveal diagnoses, treatments, medications and visits to medical facilities. This data is often collected outside traditional health care settings-through apps, websites, location tracking and"
Immigration enforcement access and commercial data sales deter patients from seeking care, delay treatment, and worsen health outcomes. Outdated privacy laws and expanding digital systems enable health-related information to be tracked, analyzed, breached, and accessed by private companies and government agencies. Health data routinely leaves medical settings and is repurposed for surveillance and enforcement. A largely unregulated market allows data brokers to buy, aggregate, and resell information that can reveal diagnoses, treatments, medications, and facility visits. Health-related data is often collected outside traditional care settings through apps, websites, and location tracking, amplifying risks to patient privacy and safety.
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