> No, HIPAA binds only covered entities, which are (basically) care providers, insurers, and certain other parties in certain business relationships with care providers and insurers. If you give out your health information to a dating service, it's not protected by HIPAA.
This is correct, though it's worth noting that HIV status is actually protected under more strict terms than just HIPAA, and that may in fact apply to Grindr.
There are a lot of laws at the state-level which restrict the ability to collect, record, or pass on information related to an individual's HIV status even when none of the parties involved are covered entities (or business associates of covered entities).
This is correct, though it's worth noting that HIV status is actually protected under more strict terms than just HIPAA, and that may in fact apply to Grindr.
There are a lot of laws at the state-level which restrict the ability to collect, record, or pass on information related to an individual's HIV status even when none of the parties involved are covered entities (or business associates of covered entities).