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minimalthinker 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: My smart sleep mask broadcasts users' brainwaves t...

I would presume data privacy laws already have good precedent for health data?

baby_souffle 5 months ago | [–]

> I would presume data privacy laws already have good precedent for health data?

Google for a list of all the exceptions to HIPPA. There are a lot of things that _seem_ like they should be covered by HIPPA but are not...

minimalthinker 5 months ago | | [–]

Interesting...

freedomben 5 months ago | [–]

Only for "covered entities" under HIPAA (at least in the US)

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