Medical privacy in US under "matchback" attack
Pharmacy records are being linked with online accounts to target ads at people based on their health conditions
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Washington
EVER since the days of castor oil laxatives and mercury syphilis tablets, pharmacists and patients have had a tacit understanding: whatever you buy, the information is confidential.
No longer. Drugmakers and Internet firms are quietly joining forces to link US pharmacy records with online accounts to target ads at people based on their health conditions and the prescription drugs they buy.
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