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Protecting Public Health Amidst Data Theft, Sludge, And Dark Patterns: Overcoming The Constitutional Barriers To Health Information Regulations, Jon M. Garon
Akron Law Review
Public health has grown to over $4.1 trillion in spending in the past year, yet for millions of people, their health care is ineffective and sometimes harmful. New technologies have improved health access and treatment, but they can expose an individual’s personal health information to theft and misuse. There is little or no regulation for the reuse of data once it has been lawfully collected for general purposes. Any observer can create a detailed personal diary of an individual or a population by building from a mosaic of inferential data—such as lawfully obtained zip code information, non-regulated health care application …