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Woman’s Talkspace therapy app sessions exposed in court (www.proofnews.org)

submitted 3 days ago by XLE@piefed.social to c/privacy@programming.dev

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She confessed her worries to her therapist: her marriage, her finances, and self-esteem. Therapists are legally and ethically bound to confidentiality, but two years later, a transcript of every word typed to her psychologist using the app Talkspace was produced in court by her former employer.

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[–] Sualtam@lemmus.org 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget the dystopian American legals system that allows all of that in the first place.

[–] dou9m@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago

When the system’s built to be used most successfully by those who have the most money for it….