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I feel fortunate to have the need to interact with the healthcare system on a limited basis.

Today was a rare and fortunately routine office visit. Upon check-in, I was asked if I'd like to register by scanning my palm on a scanner run by Amazon.

I have already seen these scanners at Whole Foods, which was somewhat disturbing yet not quite surprising.

Seeing these scanners appear at the registration desk of a healthcare provider, prompting people experiencing a heightened sense of vulnerability to use them is something else.

It struck me as disturbingly predatorial, even by big tech's standards, in an industry that is supposed to be at the forefront of data privacy.

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Levi Goyette 7mo ago

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