How do I compellingly advocate for my privacy with doctors and other healthcare professionals?
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
June 2, 2026
FranklyFlawless:
> You advocate for your privacy by revoking access/permissions and walking away, you do not need confirmation or external validation from anyone else to respect your values.
I hear you, but that may not be an option depending on where you live. Even if there are many doctors in your location, if most of them use Gmail or don’t respect your privacy in other ways, you still have to get your healthcare from them.
I understand that there are ways to combat this by sending encrypted emails with Proton and using E2EE cloud services when sending files, but if they have to initiate contact with you, they can’t use encrypted email. And if you remind them to use an E2EE cloud service, they may forget. And even if they do remember, using Gmail and WhatsApp for a medical practice is irresponsible, yet many do.
I am sure that some people can be converted, but I’m not sure what the best way is.
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