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If they were interested in my location they could request location data. What are the odds they are doing this to directly market products to people based on health data?

Inb4 “They already do that based on what you regularly purchase”

Of course, yes they do. This appears to be one more layer on top of it. And surely they wouldn’t share that information with the pharmacy, right?

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[–] StorageAware@lemmings.world 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think the reason is likely their "Sincerly Health" program. Why anyone would trust their grocery store with any of their Health Data is beyond me though.

[–] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

An error message is displayed which tells the user that error 16 occurred - they have been blocked by the sites security service

Apparently they consider me a security risk. Can't fault them, to be honest.

[–] tektite 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess Jewel Osco is not into vegan cheesecake. A shame, because I think you're delicious!

[–] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, darling. Though I gotta admit I had some pretty mediocre versions of, well, me, so I guess I'm hit or miss.

[–] tektite 4 points 5 months ago

Everyone has the potential for improvement and you're just getting better with time <3

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lots of grocery stores have pharmacies. I wonder if health data collected through the app would be protected by HIPPA...

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At least the pharmacies in our grocery stores are separate companies and usually just outside the store.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The ones I'm thinking of are inside the store and owned by the same corporation.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you pay in a different place? If so I would guess it's technically a different company.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The pharmacy can ring up anything from the grocery store. And you can pay for OTC drugs at the grocery checkout instead of the pharmacy checkout. It's the same store...

[–] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Okay but do OTC drugs handle HIPPA data? I thought that was only prescription drugs.

If that is indeed the case then why are you bringing up OTC drugs?

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I brought up OTC drugs to help make my point that the pharmacy and grocery store are the same.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I brought up prescription drugs to help make my point that they probably aren't.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Pretty arrogant to assume they're different companies when you don't even know what stores I'm talking about...

Here's an example of a grocery chain/pharmacy company: https://www.kroger.com/health/pharmacy

They even have gas stations. Costco is another example, but they do a lot more than groceries (automotive work, etc). Not sure why you think one store can't offer multiple services?