Congress' Internet Privacy Pullback Has Implications for Health Journalists, Consumers

March 30, 2017

Rebecca Vesely, HealthJournalism

For reporters on the health beat, the overturning of such protections has consequences. First, it means that reporters’ internet browsing, financial, health and shopping information is less private. Second, it means that patients have fewer online privacy protections.

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