GoDaddy Boots Texas Abortion "Whistleblower" Site for Violating Privacy Rule

[ruet]

Source: Ars Technica

The Texas Right to Life group will have to find a new hosting provider for its website that encourages people to report violations of the state's restrictive new anti-abortion law.

GoDaddy took action after Gizmodo reported that Texas Right to Life's new website, prolifewhistleblower.com, seems to violate a GoDaddy rule that says website operators may not "collect or harvest (or permit anyone else to collect or harvest) any User Content or any non-public or personally identifiable information about another user or any other person or entity without their express prior written consent." GoDaddy's terms of service also say that customers cannot use the web hosting platform in a way that "[v]iolates the privacy or publicity rights of another User or any other person or entity, or breaches any duty of confidentiality that you owe to another User or any other person or entity."

GoDaddy now says that the website has less than 24 hours to find a new hosting provider. "Last night we informed prolifewhistleblower.com they have violated GoDaddy's terms of service and have 24 hours to move to a different provider," GoDaddy told Ars in a statement. GoDaddy previously confirmed the action to The New York Times and Newsweek.

Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/texas-abortion-snitch-website-kicked-off-godaddy-for-invading-peoples-privacy/

[Effete Snob]

1. Epik will pick them up

Same as Gab.

[Skittles]

2. I am curious which site will support fascism

we will see

[DemocraticPatriot]

3. They may go through a series of web hosts,

if we apply pressure to each one in turn...

[House of Roberts]

4. Isn't HIPAA Federal law?

And doesn't federal law surpass any state law in conflict?

What if turning in an alleged violator of Texas state law results in a HIPAA prosecution?

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. HIPAA applies to providers of health care giving out non-consenual info.

Most likely a Dr. performing an abortion isn't gonna give out info.

A staff member might, if they want to violate HIPAA, but they can get sued if they do.

I'm not sure how any non-medical person can find out someone had an abortion. Planned Parenthood has birth control services, patients have a right to see a dr. for even info. on birth control.
someone suing to get that info. is most likely gonna have a hell of a court fight.

Contrary to what Empty Greene sez, her talking about her own medical status is not anywhere near a HIPPA violation.

[House of Roberts]

7. So the only people with access to confidential patient info,

might bring far more grief onto themselves for divulging the info to get the reward money.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. There's probably a number of them that won't stop to think about that.

I can see suits and counter suits from here to Christmas, 'cause everything about this is illegal in most states.
Imagine making a complaint against someone that doesn't hold up in court, can't be proven, etc. HUGE lawsuit.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

6. When they find a new site

I’ll resume complaining about Teduardo Cruz impregnating my sheep with the next generation of puketard voters.

[IcyPeas]

8. apparently DuckDuckGo hosts many a conspiracy theorist and wacko doctors

watch for them to move there.