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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6172771" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>1) A lot of professionals use Google's gmail and other, similar services. (I myself have a professional email address with Verizon AND with Google.)</p><p></p><p>2) Just because we're talking about Google's gmail doesn't mean a ruling in the case couldn't have broader impact. It is entirely conceivable, for instance, that if Google's interpretation were to so out, ANY email provider that did not expressly guarantee privacy would be considered non-private.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A communication is only privileged between a lawyer & client, priest & penitent, doctor & patient, or husband & wife- and certain designated agents, employees or colleagues) as long as it is not shared with another party. If Google is correct, the mere fact of sending information via their gmail service means that any formerly privileged data is now outside the privilege, and thus discoverable.</p><p></p><p>So, for example, that means every time a doctor gmails a colleague about a patient to aid in his diagnosis, he has just violated that patient's right to privacy. Under HIPPA, that would make him liable to the tune of $100 per violation, capped at $25k/year. It's worse if the violation was intentional:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Note- <em>it is quite possible that subsection (b)(3) could apply to Google itself, if it is using patient data to target ads.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p></p><p>Like I said, I don't think a Google's interpretation will be upheld. But if it is, Zuck could be facing a big (to people like us) fine and a decade in a Federal prison. Not to mention what would happen to Google's stock and the company itself.</p><p></p><p>Caveat: while I am a lawyer, I'm a contracts, negotiations & drafting guy, not a litigator. But I can assure you that these are <em>very</em> real concerns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6172771, member: 19675"] 1) A lot of professionals use Google's gmail and other, similar services. (I myself have a professional email address with Verizon AND with Google.) 2) Just because we're talking about Google's gmail doesn't mean a ruling in the case couldn't have broader impact. It is entirely conceivable, for instance, that if Google's interpretation were to so out, ANY email provider that did not expressly guarantee privacy would be considered non-private. A communication is only privileged between a lawyer & client, priest & penitent, doctor & patient, or husband & wife- and certain designated agents, employees or colleagues) as long as it is not shared with another party. If Google is correct, the mere fact of sending information via their gmail service means that any formerly privileged data is now outside the privilege, and thus discoverable. So, for example, that means every time a doctor gmails a colleague about a patient to aid in his diagnosis, he has just violated that patient's right to privacy. Under HIPPA, that would make him liable to the tune of $100 per violation, capped at $25k/year. It's worse if the violation was intentional: Note- [I]it is quite possible that subsection (b)(3) could apply to Google itself, if it is using patient data to target ads. [/I] Like I said, I don't think a Google's interpretation will be upheld. But if it is, Zuck could be facing a big (to people like us) fine and a decade in a Federal prison. Not to mention what would happen to Google's stock and the company itself. Caveat: while I am a lawyer, I'm a contracts, negotiations & drafting guy, not a litigator. But I can assure you that these are [I]very[/I] real concerns. [/QUOTE]
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