beek@beehaw.orgtoTechnology@lemmy.zip•FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like SignalEnglish
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5 months agoYep, totally agree. Just pointing out that the tech is not the enemy here, it’s the intent of the user(s). I’m a big fan of Signal, and they’ve done nothing wrong here, though to some the headline could imply that the tool is complicit here.
HIPAA only applies to Covered Entities. 23andMe does not meet the HHS definition of a Covered Entity.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities/index.html