While the appointment pages themselves don’t list all of the personal information patients enter, that information is accessible via a browser’s developer tools panel. Those pages remain active for at least six months, Recode reports. That ID number is included in the appointment request page-and anyone with the URL can access the page. Once patient information is entered, the system generates a 32-digit ID number associated with the patient.
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The issues center around Walgreens’ COVID test registration system, which customers must use if they wish to be tested. This article is not an accurate assessment of our security protections in place on our Covid-19 testing website.” We have implemented a strong security program to protect our patient data. According to reporting from Recode, the nation’s largest pharmacy failed to protect the personal data of customers who got a COVID-19 test at one of its locations nationwide-and that could make information including names, dates of birth, gender identities, phone numbers, addresses, and emails available to everyone from hackers to ad trackers.Ī spokesperson for Walgreens disputed the report, providing the following statement: “Protecting personal information of our customers and patients is always one of our highest priorities, which we take very seriously.
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