Was signing up with a new dentist, and they said have my old dentist send my records via email to their address. And as I say, their business account is at gmail.
When I mentioned Gmail's famous lack of privacy, they said dentists send secure transmissions. Huh?
I am not very tech savvy, but even I pay 25 bucks a year for an email domain that doesn't snoop like Gmail does. At a minimum it seems very unprofessional. And it gives the impression they are careless with their patient's data.
Or is there really such a thing as secure transmission of data within Gmail?
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They probably send encrypted emails. Many of my clients do it often. Gmail has something called confidential email.
Depending on the software they use, it may be encrypted before Gmail ever gets it. You can request a copy and hand deliver it yourself
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