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Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

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Post by Rackedup » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:15 PM UTC

Do I have any recourse, privacy-wise?

Re: Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

#2

Post by jayess » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:16 PM UTC

Need a little more detail. Why is that a problem?

Re: Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

#3

Post by anigbrowl » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:26 PM UTC

Insufficient context

Re: Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

#4

Post by gus_massa » Wed, Sep 07, 2022, 6:36 PM UTC

Who is paying the attorney?

Whose private information is in the documents?

Re: Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

#5

Post by Rackedup » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 12:20 PM UTC

gus_massa wrote: post #4

Who is paying the attorney? Whose private information is in the documents?

Someone else is paying the attorney and there is information about me.

Re: Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

#6

Post by DoreenMichele » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 12:21 PM UTC

jayess wrote: post #2

Need a little more detail. Why is that a problem?

It's not secure.

Re: Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

#7

Post by DoreenMichele » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 12:23 PM UTC

If it involves medical info and the attorney is contracted by a covered entity, maybe:

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities...

Re: Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

#8

Post by Rackedup » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 1:02 PM UTC

DoreenMichele wrote: post #6

jayess wrote: post #2

Need a little more detail. Why is that a problem?

It's not secure.

Exactly, and we know that Google reads all emails going through.

Re: Ask HN: If an attorney sends me private documents by email

#9

Post by Rackedup » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 1:02 PM UTC

DoreenMichele wrote: post #7

If it involves medical info and the attorney is contracted by a covered entity, maybe: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities...

Unfortunately not medical.

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