Washington, DC (July 9, 2023) – The New Civil Liberties Alliance is challenging the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) in federal court for coordinating with Google to automatically install spyware on the smartphones of more than one million Commonwealth residents, without their knowledge or consent, in a misguided effort to combat Covid-19. A newly-released video details how…
Category: Healthcare
Pixel Hunt: Need to Get Plan B or an HIV Test Online? Facebook May Know About It
Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms, according to an investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News By: Darius Tahir for KFF Health News and Simon Fondrie-Teitler for The Markup This article was coreported with KFF Health News, a national newsroom that…
On Saturday, Florida hospitals start asking patients’ immigration status. Advocates call requirement ‘dangerous’
Caroline Catherman reports: Starting Saturday, most Florida hospitals will start collecting data on patients’ immigration status, bucking advice from clinicians who warn this could deter sick people from seeking care. A new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May, SB 1718, requires hospitals that accept Medicaid to inquire about immigration status on patient admission forms….
The Government Has a Controversial Idea to Track Mental Health Crisis Calls
Why the national 988 hotline may start pinpointing callers By: Colin Lecher Hi, everyone, On dark days, in the midst of a mental health emergency, many Americans look to a federal government program for help. You might be familiar with it: Since 2005, counselors have been answering calls through the National Suicide Prevention Line, offering…