underdiagnosed disease THE RESULTS TOGETHER WITH ERIK VON ANCKEN. THIS IS NEWS 6 AT
5 GETTING RESULTS.
>> LISA: WITH THE REVERSAL OF
ROE V WADE, A HANDFUL OF
STATES HAVE ALREADY BANNED
ABORTION. IT’S RAISING
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT EVIDENCE
PROSECUTORS MIGHT BE ALLOWED
ACCESS TO IF THEY DECIDE TO
CHARGE SOMEONE FOR GETTING AN
ILLEGAL ABORTION OR THEIR
ACCOMPLICES NEWS. 6
INVESTIGATOR MERRIS BADCOCK
JOINS US NOW LIVE IN. MAYOR,
AS YOU FOUND THAT HEALTH DATA
ISN’T NECESSARILY PROTECTED
EITHER. THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S A
CASE BY CASE BASIS. BUT IF LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WANT TO
ACCESS YOUR HEALTH DATA, THEY
CAN USUALLY FIND A WAY TO GET
IT. THIS INCLUDES DATA THAT
YOU MIGHT THINK IS PROTECTED
UNDER FEDERAL LAW. AND EXPERTS
TELL ME THIS ISN’T JUST ABOUT
ABORTIONS. THE SAME CONCEPT
SUPPLY TO OTHER HEALTH RELATED
INVESTIGATIONS. WITH ROE V
WADE BACK IN THE HANDS OF
INDIVIDUAL STATES, YOUR HEALTH
AND CELL PHONE DATA COULD FIND
ITSELF IN THE HANDS OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
>> IF THEY DECIDE TO PROSECUTE
UNDER A LEGAL ABORTION
STATUTES. THIS IS HOW CRIMES
ARE PROSECUTED IN THE MODERN
AGE. STEVEN KRAMER IS A LEGAL
EXPERT FOR NEWS 6. HE SAYS
DEPENDING ON INDIVIDUAL STATE
LAW PROSECUTION COULD ALSO
EXTEND TO ANYONE WHO HELPS
SOMEONE GET AN ABORTION. HOW
MANY CASES DO WE SEE WHERE
PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING ABOUT HOW
TO COMMIT A CRIME OR HAD A
COVER UP A CRIME? AND THAT
SEARCH COMES INTO EVIDENCE.
KRAMER SAYS TEXAS LOCATION
DATA, GOOGLE SEARCHES, SOCIAL
MEDIA POSTS AND PHONE CALLS
ARE ALL DIGITAL PAPER TRAILS.
LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD ACCESS
IF THEY GET YOUR PHONE OR
COMPUTER IF THEY GET TO IT
QUICKLY ENOUGH, SOMETIMES THEY
CAN EVEN GET TO DATA.
>> PAUL PEOPLE GORSKI IS A
DIGITAL FORENSICS EXPERT. HE
SAYS HEALTH DATA COLLECTED BY
APPS LIKE FERTILITY TRACKERS
COULD ALSO BE FAIR GAME. A LOT
OF PEOPLE ASSUME THAT, OH,
IT’S MEDICAL DATA. YOU KNOW,
IT’S COMING HAVING ITS NOT
HIPPA OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, A
FEDERAL LAW WHICH REQUIRES
DOCTORS TO PROTECT PATIENT
HEALTH INFORMATION BUT EXPERTS
ARGUE THAT AN APP. IS IT YOUR
DOCTOR? THERE ARE WAYS THAT
THIS INFORMATION COULD
WEAPONIZED AGAINST YOU. DEVEN
MCGRAW PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS
THE HEAD OF THE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES HIT OFFICE.
POINT-BLANK, SHE SAYS HIPPA
PROTECTIONS DON’T HISTORICALLY
EXTEND TO APPS AND WEBSITES.
THE OVERTURNING OF ROE V WADE
HAS REALLY BROUGHT INTO
SHARPER FOCUS.
>> THAT THIS KIND OF DATA
DOESN’T HAVE SUFFICIENT
PROTECTIONS AND IT’S NOT JUST
LIMITED TO ABORTION DATA. IT’S
REALLY ANY KIND OF SENSITIVE
DATA RECENTLY. FERTILITY
TRACKING APPS LIKE BELLA BE
HAVE ANNOUNCED PRIVACY
ENCRYPTION FEATURES, WHICH
WILL PROVIDE PROTECTION OF
THEIR USERS. DATA. SO THE
COMPANY WILL NEVER BE HACKED
OR FORCED A TURNOVER READABLE
VERSIONS OF THEIR CONSUMERS
CYCLE. INFERTILITY DATA.
THEY’RE DOING THE THINGS LIKE
INCOME BE DO OR NOT TO MISS
MODE. DO YOU THINK THAT’S
STILL SAFE? IT DEFINITELY
HELPS. BUT
>> BEING ANONYMOUS ON THE
INTERNET IS A REALLY HARD
CONCEPT BECAUSE WHILE THEY
MIGHT NOT BE REVEALING YOUR
NAME THERE, PROBABLY THEY HAVE
THE DEVICE ID THAT AND ALL THE
DATA IS USUALLY LINKED TO THAT
IDEA. SO HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR
DATA MORE SECURE?
>> KEY SAYS TURN OFF YOUR
LOCATION SERVICES AND ONLY USE
IT WHEN YOU HAVE TO. IF YOU
LEAVE IT ON, IT KEEPS TRACK OF
EVERYWHERE YOU GO. AND
EVERYWHERE YOU THIN.
>> OUR DIGITAL FORENSICS
EXPERT ALSO SAYS TO BE CAREFUL
WHEN YOU POST ONLINE SINCE
THAT DIGITAL PAPER TRAIL.
>> LISA: COULD LATER BE USED
AGAINST YOU. AND ALL OF THAT
INFORMATION STAYS OUT THERE
FOR A VERY LONG TIME. OKAY.
SO, MAYOR, AS YOU KNOW, THAT
SOME STATES HAVE MORE
RESTRICTIVE ABORTION MEASURES,
THEN FLORIDA AND THEY’RE
WILLING TO PROSECUTE ANYONE
WHO IS TRYING TO HELP SOMEONE
GET AN ABORTION. SO LET’S USE
TEXAS AS AN EXAMPLE, SAY
SOMEONE IN TEXAS SENDS YOU A
MESSAGE ASKING FOR AN ABORTION
WHILE YOU’RE LIVING HERE IN
FLORIDA UNDER THE TEXAS LAW,
COULD YOU BE PROSECUTED FOR
HELPING THEM? SO THAT’S
ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
I WAS WONDERING THE SAME
THING. OUR LEGAL EXPERTS SAY
PROCEED WITH CAUTION SINCE
EVERY CASE HAS ITS OWN
NUANCES. BUT BROADLY SPEAKING,
OUR LEGAL EXPERT SAYS YOU WILL
BE HELD THE LIVES OF WHATEVER
STATE YOU ARE IN WHEN THE
INCIDENT HAPPENED. SO IF
YOU’RE IN FLORIDA, YOU’LL BE
SUBJECT TO FLORIDA AND FEDERAL
LAWS. IF YOU’RE IN TEXAS,
YOU’LL BE SUBJECT TO TEXAS AND
FEDERAL ALL RIGHT. I WAS