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fwiplast Monday at 9:50 PM1 replyview on HN

It certainly is. HIPAA binds healthcare providers and those entities who get data from them. Samsung is not bound by either of these, unless it is sourcing the health information from, like, your doctor, and not from your watch.


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SoftTalkeryesterday at 2:50 AM

But it should be. They are actively collecting it with software and devices designed to collect it and giving you medical advice based on it. They should be considered a provider.