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This is a bit personal, but after I lost my job a couple years back. I was missing work because my newly diagnosed illness was getting worse. Got fired in the parking lot (over the phone) of the doctors office that prescribed me the medication that would allow me to go back...was scrolling reddit later that day and saw an article that insurance companies could start denying coverage based on google searches alone, internet searches are not protected by HIPAA. That kicked me right in the gut. I promptly started figuring out how to be more private in the digital space. Haven't looked back!