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Hello #privacy people. I have a question. Has anyone heard of a process called "discreet information sharing" before? According to a document I read yesterday it seems this is when people pass very sensitive medical info along to other people and is described as "holistic" and "not careless use of data". #discreetinformationsharing
@nuala that sounds pretty dangerous. I know that facebook was trying to obtain every kind of medical information from all of us and other sensitive infos such as our financial information and so on. I don’t know, however, if they do collect such data and how it works.
@repeet ugh facebook is a nightmare. Good (albeit worrying) point about the collection of data, I was focused on the sharing aspect. Discreet information sharing just really doesn't sound good as a concept does it but I'm wondering if I'm missing something
@nuala sharing and collecting such data should be forbidden. I think that the netherlands had a major leak of sensitive data in their health app and they are facing a huge shitstorm right now.
@nuala I could see this becoming a privacy nightmare in so-called smart-homes. E.g. The fridge that is sold as being able to detect when you are low on a product could also be sending your pics to the health insurance company trying to raise your premium as they make assumptions about your diet.
@kevie ooft how often I open my fridge is one thing I hope never gets recorded!!
@nuala this is just one example of how a smart house, people are basically giving their details away