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AI firms accused of using clever terms to access health data, bypassing privacy laws

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AI companies are allegedly using clever terms and conditions to bypass medical privacy laws like HIPAA, enabling them to access and utilize personal health data for training their AI models. This practice reportedly involves services like Claude and ChatGPT, as well as Microsoft, raising concerns about the misuse of sensitive user information. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the ethical implications and potential misuse of personal health data by AI companies for model training.

RANK_REASON The item discusses alleged practices and concerns regarding AI companies' use of health data, rather than a specific event like a release or funding round.

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AI firms accused of using clever terms to access health data, bypassing privacy laws

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    If you feed your health data as a “health feature” to these AI billionaires, to which they know your identity, they are using insidiously clever terms & conditi

    If you feed your health data as a “health feature” to these AI billionaires, to which they know your identity, they are using insidiously clever terms & conditions to bypass medical privacy law (HIPAA). Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft, all bypass law & stealing your personal data to t…

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