Post #1526910
2023-07-05 17:13 UTC
@Quantillion
What galls me is that even sensitive professions such as doctors use a 'professional account' on WhatsApp. Talk about keeping patient data private.
Many hospitals and blood labs use Google services in the Netherlands. It's rampant.
@Brendanjones
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@Brendanjones@fosstodon.org 2023-07-06 12:14
@pascaline @Quantillion I mean the patient data itself is private – Whatsapp aren't reading your messages – but they do know that you're talking to a doctor, and when. In any case I completely agree, public services shouldn't be using proprietary, closed systems. I was just reading this, it's for universities but many of the points apply to the public sector also https://netzpolitik.org/2023/a-call-to-action-universities-of-the-world-into-the-fediverse/. Good read.