Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 10 months agoCVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrantsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down10
arrow-up1217arrow-down1external-linkCVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrantsarstechnica.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaredotslashme@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-210 months agoI might be pretty stupid, but why would police even want medical information? In what way are medical records a help in any police duty? Edit: thanks for the responses. My only comment is that these examples are fucking terrifying.
minus-squareqooqie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·10 months agoHere’s a scary one: “patient is suspected of having an abortion give me medical records” “K here you go”
minus-square𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoFirst one that came to mind when I saw the title TBH. First it was period tracking apps, now this. Scary state of things
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoHelps a cop gain evidence against a perp. “You’re on this medication, we got it from X pharmacy. You shouldn’t have been driving while on it, should you?”
minus-squareImgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoFinding weaknesses. If a person has breathing difficulties they can save time and don’t need to put their knee on their neck for so long.
minus-squareJarlsburg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 months agoI worked at a pharmacy and the only time it actually happened was when a patient tried to sell their Vicodin to an undercover cop outside the store. The cop came in and asked for the information about the prescription and we gave it to him.
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 months agoTell him to come back with a warrant
I might be pretty stupid, but why would police even want medical information? In what way are medical records a help in any police duty?
Edit: thanks for the responses. My only comment is that these examples are fucking terrifying.
Here’s a scary one:
“patient is suspected of having an abortion give me medical records”
“K here you go”
First one that came to mind when I saw the title TBH. First it was period tracking apps, now this. Scary state of things
Helps a cop gain evidence against a perp.
“You’re on this medication, we got it from X pharmacy. You shouldn’t have been driving while on it, should you?”
Finding weaknesses. If a person has breathing difficulties they can save time and don’t need to put their knee on their neck for so long.
I worked at a pharmacy and the only time it actually happened was when a patient tried to sell their Vicodin to an undercover cop outside the store. The cop came in and asked for the information about the prescription and we gave it to him.
Tell him to come back with a warrant