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The Washington Post: To become an Amazon Clinic patient, first you sign away some privacy

May 1, 2023

Amazon is essentially pushing people to waive some of their federal privacy protections, say the lawyers at the Electronic Privacy Information Center whom I asked to inspect the jargon. Amazon is required by law to say doing so is voluntary — but in practice you must agree to become a patient at its Clinic. There’s only one button to click: “Continue.”

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