Comment on Ozempic Is Making People Buy Less Food, Walmart SaysparentComments−dymk2yThat’s a big hipaa violation.−mc322yNo, but it's probably a HIPAA violation.−kevinmchugh2yThey also probably have a pretty good model of what weight loss looks like absent semaglutide. The semaglutide patients probably have a different set of purchasing behaviors from dieters and LAP band surgery patients.−whycome2yNot if just looking at correlation.−dymk2yIncorrect−voisin2yYou can’t anonymize the data first?−dymk2yNope, it’s not like A/B testing a button color on an ad; it’s medical history−NerdiDotOrg2yYou can anonymize data. If it's not able to identify the real person, it's allowed.−dymk2yData which can be tied back to someone's purchase history is by definition not anonymized−alistairSH2yIt’s HIPAA.
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That’s a big hipaa violation.
No, but it's probably a HIPAA violation.
They also probably have a pretty good model of what weight loss looks like absent semaglutide. The semaglutide patients probably have a different set of purchasing behaviors from dieters and LAP band surgery patients.
Not if just looking at correlation.
Incorrect
You can’t anonymize the data first?
Nope, it’s not like A/B testing a button color on an ad; it’s medical history
You can anonymize data. If it's not able to identify the real person, it's allowed.
Data which can be tied back to someone's purchase history is by definition not anonymized
It’s HIPAA.