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Stethoscope: $300 + $120/year subscription. Files will be saved to the doctors personal device. What can go wrong? (reddthat.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by gerald_eliasweb@reddthat.com to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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  • Doctors can save audio recordings to their personal accounts and devices source.

  • Data will be used to train AI source.

  • 8 hour battery (perfect for a 24 hour shift) source

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[โ€“] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This would be a major HIPAA violation if implemented in the US - patient heart sounds are defintely protected health information and using it for AI training without explicit consent is a legal nightmare waiting to happen.

[โ€“] gerald_eliasweb@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

Well privacy laws haven't stopped companies so far.

Also this is the only company that makes stethoscopes so if you don't allow them to collect your data its just "too bad so sad".