[kwlug-disc] have I ever told you guys that Facebook is evil?

[CrankyOldBugger]

Millions of dollars in extra sales versus a slap on the corporate wrist?
You don't need a lawyer, you need an accountant.  Or at the very least, you
need an extra armoured truck or two to take your money to the bank.



On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 8:50 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> Whatever the motive is, is it worth breaking the HIPAA laws for?
> I am not a lawyer though, so don't know the nuances here ...
>
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 7:06 PM Doug Moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:
>
>> It's a for-profit hospital, so maybe they are violating HIPAA so that
>> they can display higher quality Facebook ads in the patient appointment
>> booking portal? To increase profits. Seriously, I can't come up with any
>> other motive.
>>
>> Hacker news if you want to see a ton of comments on this:
>> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31764406
>>
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