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Your Phone Knows You’re at the Doctor, and Data Brokers Do, Too — Then Profit From It (kffhealthnews.org)

submitted 2 days ago by lowprofilestudio@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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The Federal Trade Commission told a data company it could no longer sell data it collected from hundreds of millions of Americans’ mobile devices when people visited hospitals, dialysis clinics, or abortion clinics. But little is stopping other companies from doing so. In the absence of federal protections, some states are passing their own rules.

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[–] UnpoppedCorn@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

If you're storing appointments on your electronic calendar like Google's, they know too. Calendars are a wealth of private information: when is your home empty, what kind of vacations do you take, what conditions are you being treated for, etc.