If they were interested in my location they could request location data. What are the odds they are doing this to directly market products to people based on health data?

Inb4 “They already do that based on what you regularly purchase”

Of course, yes they do. This appears to be one more layer on top of it. And surely they wouldn’t share that information with the pharmacy, right?

  • Ajen
    4·
    7 months ago

    Lots of grocery stores have pharmacies. I wonder if health data collected through the app would be protected by HIPPA…

    • lud@lemm.ee
      1·
      7 months ago

      At least the pharmacies in our grocery stores are separate companies and usually just outside the store.

      • Ajen
        2·
        7 months ago

        The ones I’m thinking of are inside the store and owned by the same corporation.

        • lud@lemm.ee
          1·
          7 months ago

          Do you pay in a different place? If so I would guess it’s technically a different company.

          • Ajen
            5·
            7 months ago

            The pharmacy can ring up anything from the grocery store. And you can pay for OTC drugs at the grocery checkout instead of the pharmacy checkout. It’s the same store…

            • lud@lemm.ee
              11·
              7 months ago

              Okay but do OTC drugs handle HIPPA data? I thought that was only prescription drugs.

              If that is indeed the case then why are you bringing up OTC drugs?

              • Ajen
                11·
                7 months ago

                I brought up OTC drugs to help make my point that the pharmacy and grocery store are the same.

                • lud@lemm.ee
                  1·
                  7 months ago

                  I brought up prescription drugs to help make my point that they probably aren’t.

                  • Ajen
                    1·
                    7 months ago

                    Pretty arrogant to assume they’re different companies when you don’t even know what stores I’m talking about…

                    Here’s an example of a grocery chain/pharmacy company: https://www.kroger.com/health/pharmacy

                    They even have gas stations. Costco is another example, but they do a lot more than groceries (automotive work, etc). Not sure why you think one store can’t offer multiple services?