During my kid’s surgery, I was denied a copy of my consent form — then sent to a ghost office – The Markup

Hello readers,

I’m Alex, the Director of Sociotechnical Research at The Markup and CalMatters, and I’d like to talk about privacy in the context of healthcare. 

For more than seven years, I’ve been opting out of voluntary uses of my data when I go to medical appointments. In the process, I’ve seen everything from consent forms that deceive patients into letting advertisers mine their personal health data, to forms that automatically sign you up for mandatory…