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Re: Wow... said by funchords:said by fAcEtIOUs:because every industry you do business with does the same thing. Except for video rental places Is that so? Is that a federal law? Yes
»epic.org/privacy/vppa/
The HIPAA Act provides the same kind of specific privacy for health providers and insurers. Doctors, dentists, pharmacies, health insurers, hospitals, etc.
»www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
»aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/pl104191.htm
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Murrieta, CA | VPPA was put in place to protect politicians, it's just luck that it protects the rest of us too. |
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First off, just because every industry does it, does not make it right. We left plenty of industries to go UNCHECKED and without regulation. I guess if you've watched the news, you've seen how well that worked out. Tax payers get a nice 700 billion raw deal to bail out these businesses, while the rest of us suffer and barely afford to live. Personally, my INFORMATION is private. If a company wishes to sell it WITHOUT my consent, then I have a beef. I pay the bill for their service, NOT vice versa. Now if they are going to give me their service for free, that's a different story. However, when I pay to use a place, I expect they protect my information accordingly. I'm amazed litigation lawyers haven't nailed the crap out of these companies for their lack of respect for customers.
P.S. Do you propose we stick black boxes in every car (actually these exist) and then use the data to sell your driving habits? I mean why not. Better yet, let's use this data in criminal / trial courts against you. Would you like that to happen. I'd imagine not. Then again, everyone else collects your data without consent, so why not just let it happen in other realms of our lives. Why not open ourselves up to this information being used against us legally in the future. |
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| said by jc100:P.S. Do you propose we stick black boxes in every car (actually these exist) .... Better yet, let's use this data in criminal / trial courts against you. Would you like that to happen. I'd imagine not. It already is used in both criminal & civil trials.
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As for TK junk Mail, NO those black boxes are NOT used at trials. Please cite me proof where they have been? While they are used to recreate an accident (can tell speed and such) MANY older cars DO NOT have them.
»money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/autos/e···ndex.htm
Read this, they are used to reconstruct accidents, but are not a tell tale sign of everything that happened. Matter of fact THEY HAVE TO BE DISCLOSED in the owner manual and MANY states have made laws forbidding / limiting the use of their information in many cases. |
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| EDR data has been accepted as evidence in some courts for both civil & criminal cases. And not in other courts - it depends on the jurisdiction. So my claim that the data is used is correct.
»www.jlolaw.com/Articles/AutoDiag···ules.pdf
»www.harristechnical.com/cdr7.htm
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| Actually, it's been HIGHLY REGULATED by state laws. THE EDR only serves as ONE of many factors in recreating an accident. ANY CAR with an EDR HAS to disclose that to the owner. Last count 64 percent of cars have them, BUT here's the winner you missed. 36 percent don't and OWNERS HAVE A CHOICE to go with one lacking this unit. So yes, there's a BIG DIFFERENCE. Consumer choice. IE HAVING to OPT IN similar to this article VS being forced to "OPT OUT". SWISH. |
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