In our latest step toward becoming a full dystopian nightmare,srilankan hot sex videos the Wall Street Journalreports that Google has been collecting the health data of millions of Americans without their knowledge or consent.
It's all part of Google's secret "Project Nightingale" that the company has been working on with Ascension, which the WSJnotes is the "second-largest health system" in the country.
Among the personal health data that the two behemoths are sharing are "lab results, doctor diagnoses and hospitalization records," which "amounts to a complete health history, complete with patient names and dates of birth."
In other words, not only is Ascension handing over all of this data to Google, but it's not even anonymized.
It's all incredibly terrifying and, worse, it appears to be legal thanks to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Much of this has to do with relationships between "covered entities," as outlined by the law (health care providers and health care plans) and "business associates," third-party companies who help those covered entities carry out their activities.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services' website, health care providers and plans can "disclose protected health information to these 'business associates' if the providers or plans obtain satisfactory assurances that the business associate will use the information only for the purposes for which it was engaged by the covered entity, will safeguard the information from misuse, and will help the covered entity comply with some of the covered entity’s duties under the Privacy Rule."
In this case, the WSJreports, Ascension is the "covered entity" as a health care provider and Google is the "business associate." Specifically, Google plans to use this data "to design new software, underpinned by advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning, that zeros in on individual patients to suggest changes to their care."
SEE ALSO: Adios, Alexa? How Google could change your FitBit experience.A source informed the WSJthat, right now, at least 150 Google employees have access to this data even though patients and doctors haven't been informed.
Google's parent company, Alphabet, has made big pushes into the health care industry —as have other big tech companies such as Apple and Amazon — including creating a medical health tracker and starting a study called Project Baseline. But this collection of health data seems to be on a different scale altogether.
In response to a request for comment, both Ascension and Google referenced the same press release from Ascension.
Notably, the press release says nothingabout concerns regarding data privacy and questions of the legality of sharing such personal data without patient knowledge. It crams its response to all concerns about these issues in to a single line: "All work related to Ascension’s engagement with Google is HIPAA compliant and underpinned by a robust data security and protection effort and adherence to Ascension’s strict requirements for data handling."
What wasin the press release? A lot of corporate speak about "streamlining consumers’ engagement" and "efficiency." The statement also says the collaboration includes moving infrastructure to Google Cloud, utilizing G-Suite, and utilizing AI to "to support improvements in clinical quality and effectiveness, patient safety, and advocacy on behalf of vulnerable populations, as well as increase consumer and provider satisfaction."
UPDATE: Nov. 11, 2019, 3:43 p.m. EST Updated to include statement from Ascension and Google
Topics Google Privacy
You won't see Elon Musk smoking weed in public again, NASA admin says
Best gaming monitor deal: Get the ASUS TUF on sale for $60 off at Amazon
Best Elgato deal: Save $15 on Stream Deck Neo
Meta’s excludes paid ads from Community Notes
UGREEN Nexode 25000mAh 200W power bank drops to $79.99 at Amazon
Best OLED TV deal: 65
NYT Strands hints, answers for January 21
FlexiSpot Flash Sale: Get up to 41% off standing desks and more
Apple iPhone 17 Pro leaks highlight major new design change
Best Garmin deal: Save $34 on Garmin Forerunner 55
Best Bluetooth tracker deal: Save 29% on the Tile by Life360 Essentials bundle
Best Samsung deal: Take 23% off the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Nintendo Sale: Save up to 95% on titles like Overcooked! 2
Bitcoin hits all
Is it 'Thunderbolts*' or *The New Avengers'?
Best speaker deal: Save $20 on Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 4
Best tablet deal: Get a OnePlus Pad 2 for $50 off with free gift
CES 2025: A ton of new LG TVs, plus deals on older TVs
Contingent No More
Best QLED TV deal: Save $430 on Samsung 85
Here's why a 30Apple's fight with big banks is getting even nastier, and it was already nastyMan and his adult son maintain 7 sex dolls that they care for like familyThese are the mostPlayStation 4 Pro 'Boost Mode' aims to make all your games run betterMIT researchers work to develop solid lithiumThis 'GOT' star teamed up with Google to capture Greenland's melting iceGranddad, believed to be the world's oldest aquarium fish, dies in its 90sSean Spicer: Melissa McCarthy 'could dial back' impressionThis space capsule looks so real that a NASA scientist reported itDelhi girl had a flat tire at midnight and then she found her knights in shining armorKanye West realizes no one man should have all that power, deletes Trump tweetsThis DIY tripleEverything you may have missed in the 'Stranger Things' Season 2 teaserFor some reason, Justin Bieber is not over that PPAP song yetScottish man messages boss asking for day off, gets a hilarious responseThis was the most political Super Bowl everThe truth behind Airbnb's Super Bowl adWoman begs senator to vote against DeVos with pizza deliveryConcerned kid writes vet adorable email after her cat drank strawberry milk You can now tell Alexa to place your Starbucks order for in Bar serving butterbeer is making all our 'Harry Potter' fantasies come true Lyft catches up to Uber again, adds calendar integration Illustrator perfectly sums up how Brits feel about Theresa May holding Trump's hand The 'father of Pac J.K. Rowling slams Mike Pence with 1 biblical tweet Come see the beautiful makeup that people are applying to their thighs for some reason College theatre group disqualified for saying 'bra' and 'panty' on stage David Beckham reveals the secret to his long Google creates $4 million crisis fund to fight Trump's immigration ban Kit Kat sushi is all of our cravings wrapped into one, for better or worse Apple is finally fixing one of the Apple Watch's most annoying problems This is why you should never, ever leave your phone at work Samantha Bee is planning a DC event that Trump is going to hate Multiple CNN accounts on Facebook hacked by OurMine The Robin smartphone is no more after Razer acquires Nextbit India removes cash limits at ATMs but it won't help most of its citizens These barbed wire dreamcatchers help support the resistance at Standing Rock Julia Louis This company will turn your white AirPods black for $99
3.2553s , 10519.703125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【srilankan hot sex videos】,Exquisite Information Network