There are a myriad of reasons why this is bad, and feel free to ask for explanation of any. This is just off the top of my head.
- A single large monopolistic corporation should not have access to your purchasing and medical history
- A single breach can now mean purchasing history and medical history
- Huge potential for ads targeted for a person showing up on a device that isn’t strictly theirs (like a family computer) that by doing so endangers their well-being.
- Reselling of “anonymous” medical info (it’ll happen) that is super easy to tie back to previously purchased Amazon info.
- Third-parties who purchase info not having as hardened security as Amazon leaving data out in the open
- AI/algoithmic price-gouging on items based on medical data
- Even more god damned lobbying for anti-patient/anti-consumer based changes to health care law with the financial power of Amazon behind it
- This sets the bar for other Big Tech and what they also have to do to stay competitive
- Contacting Amazon customer service for errant prescription/care charges
Do you really want Jeff Bezos and an Amazon Board of Directors death panel deciding what care you receive?
SulaymanF@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Healthcare is already heavily corporatized in the US, this is just another worsening step.
Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Have you used this service? Can you tell me if it’s better or worse than other medical services available?
SulaymanF@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I haven’t yet.
treefrog@lemm.ee 10 months ago
A poster above has.
I don’t trust Amazon to shop with.
I expect it’s only a matter of time before there’s a huge HIPAA violation when we find out they’re using health info to sell us shit.
Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
😂
The hate for Amazon is real here I guess.