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There are conflicting interests at work in the Medical area. The need for information about a patient in order to care for the patient versus Data Protection and the privacy concerns for patient's privacy. The following are some of the restrictions apply in California:

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Data Protection Act 2018
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

In addition, most organizations have a dataretentionpolicy.