How do I compellingly advocate for my privacy with doctors and other healthcare professionals?
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
June 4, 2026
I had limited success supporting a psychotherapist to choose privacy fist solutions, but only as long as it was a convenient (and ideally cheaper) option.
People in the healthcare system will not care as long as they don’t actually feel any strong negative consequences. And you can’t make them care.
You could be contrary and leave your doctor for another one.
* Then you can give them negative ratings referring to bad privacy practices on doctor rating sites.
* You could also dig into the details, if they are actually acting according to law and sue them if you find a violation.
But I don’t believe that would change much. People who care about privacy or have the capacity to understand vast abstract social systems are to much of a minority.
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