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SoftTalkeryesterday at 6:25 PM1 replyview on HN

HIPAA applies to healthcare professionals and providers, not ad tech companies. And race and citizenship are not personal health-related data.


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malcolmgreavesyesterday at 6:53 PM

That's not actually true. It applies to health care data. If you're a software engineer making a system that includes HIPAA-protected data, you can face individual criminal liabilities for mishandling the data.

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