Thank you for joining our call! The more of us that join, the stronger our call becomes. Let’s demand that the European Health Data Space serves us, instead of putting us, our communities’ health and our privacy at risk.
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Sign the petition to keep our medical records out of big tech’s grips
Hi, Just recently, the EU slapped Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and more) with a record €1.2 billion fine for not complying with EU privacy laws. This is the largest fine given to a Big Tech company for not respecting our privacy. At the same time, the EU Commission is proposing to hand them access to our sensitive, private medical records! The new law plans to streamline the sharing of medical records and information. For example, making it easier to share an MRI scan from a holiday injury with your GP at home. But as part of the same law, the EU plans to forfeit our right to privacy and undermine trust with our doctors. As it reads now, the new law would compel healthcare providers to share sensitive medical records with just about anyone who wants them for “research”. This includes Big Pharma, Big Tech and insurance companies. What's worse is that they won’t need our permission to access our data, or to even inform us that they’re using it. And that’s where we come in. Instead, we can make it so that this law protects our privacy and our medical records, and still makes healthcare systems across the EU more efficient. Now the European Parliament will have its say. Some MEPs are outspoken on protecting patient’s privacy. Others are on the fence, and they need a push ahead of a key vote in July. Will you tell EU lawmakers to respect our patient's privacy? https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/health-data Thank you!