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> The material, which excludes patient data, could [...]

As long as this is ensured I wouldn't have a problem here. My country has the idea to force patients to share data of people in public health care. The problem is that you are forced into public health care unless you have a certain minimal income.

Amazon is building a digital health team under its vice president Babak Parviz. I am seriously concerned that my government would sell the data without even thinking about implications. Amazon basic will be extended by "basic care" naturally.

Google has its own ambitions. But overall governments tend to have the perspective that it has the right to determine how patient data is used. People should be made aware and officials made accountable. And in my opinion even prosecuted in countries where there are actually laws for privacy and data protection. Severely prosecuted, because the damage they can cause is irreversible.

Otherwise everyone should be free to share info as they like to as long as it is their decision.



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