Facebook Wants Your Medical Records Now
Facebook just put a controversial project on hold. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Brett Erlich, and Alyona Minkovski, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell you why they wanted your medical records....
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NEW INFORMATION INDICATES THAT FACEBOOK WAS WORKING WITH SPECIFIC DOCTORS IN AN EFFORT TO CONVINCE HOSPITALS TO SHARE ANONYMIZED INFORMATION ON THEIR PATIENTS AND THEN ESSENTIALLY MATCH THAT DATA SET WITH THEIR OWN DATA SET IN ORDER TO OFFER CERTAIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS. I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE AND THIS IS ACTUALLY SIMILAR TO AN EXAMPLE THAT FACEBOOK SPOKESPERSON GAVE TO THE MEDIA. FOR INSTANCE, LET'S SAY THERE IS A PARTICULAR PATIENT HAD A HOSPITAL WHO HAS HEART ISSUES AND THAT PERSON, BASED ON THE DATA ON FACEBOOK, IS KIND OF LONELY, DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS ARE MANY FAMILY MEMBERS. ESSENTIALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, IF THIS PROJECT CAME TO FRUITION, IS THE DOCTOR OR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE LACK OF LOVED...
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NEW INFORMATION INDICATES THAT FACEBOOK WAS WORKING WITH SPECIFIC DOCTORS IN AN EFFORT TO CONVINCE HOSPITALS TO SHARE ANONYMIZED INFORMATION ON THEIR PATIENTS AND THEN ESSENTIALLY MATCH THAT DATA SET WITH THEIR OWN DATA SET IN ORDER TO OFFER CERTAIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS. I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE AND THIS IS ACTUALLY SIMILAR TO AN EXAMPLE THAT FACEBOOK SPOKESPERSON GAVE TO THE MEDIA. FOR INSTANCE, LET'S SAY THERE IS A PARTICULAR PATIENT HAD A HOSPITAL WHO HAS HEART ISSUES AND THAT PERSON, BASED ON THE DATA ON FACEBOOK, IS KIND OF LONELY, DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS ARE MANY FAMILY MEMBERS. ESSENTIALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, IF THIS PROJECT CAME TO FRUITION, IS THE DOCTOR OR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE LACK OF LOVED...
