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PARENTS’ PRIVACY BREACH: Stranger Shares Child’s Diagnosis on Facebook, Sparks Outrage
A shocking incident has left a family reeling after a stranger shared their child’s diagnosis on Facebook, sparking outrage and concern about the privacy of sensitive medical information.
According to reports, the parents of a child with a rare medical condition had never shared the diagnosis on social media, but someone claiming to be a friend of the family posted a detailed update about the child’s condition, including medical terms and personal details.
The parents, who wish to remain anonymous, expressed their shock and dismay in a statement, saying: "We are still trying to process what happened. We had never shared our child’s diagnosis on social media, and we were surprised and upset to see someone else share it without our permission."
The incident has raised questions about the importance of respecting individuals’ privacy, particularly when it comes to sensitive medical information. Social media platforms have long been criticized for their lack of adequate privacy controls, and this incident highlights the need for greater protections.
"We understand that social media can be a powerful tool for sharing information and connecting with others, but it is also important to remember that it is not a substitute for professional medical care," said Dr. Jane Smith, a pediatrician at [Hospital Name]. "As healthcare providers, it is our responsibility to respect patients’ privacy and to ensure that their medical information is kept confidential."
The incident has also sparked concerns about the potential consequences of sharing sensitive medical information on social media. "This is a wake-up call for all of us," said [Name], a digital privacy expert. "We need to be mindful of the information we share online and ensure that we are respecting others’ privacy and confidentiality."
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I mean I don't even share important events in my life since before I had my son. I am very jealous of my private life and I don't share every single thing that happens to me, good or bad. In order of events I didn't share when I moved to USA, when I got married, when we bought our first house, where we work, where we live exactly, what car we have. In other words, NOTHING. To this day my husband and I are still like this and only share simple family photos once or twice a year.
The challenges I have gone through during these 5 years since I had my son are no exception. Not even when he got his first tooth, his first steps or when he went to school, much less his diagnoses.
Yesterday my husband's sister-in-law, who we are not close and we never share things with each other on Facebook, not even privately, for the first time yesterday tagged me in a video related to autism implying that my son had it. I didn't even see the video and I send her a message saying "we don't share things about our private life and much less about my son, please delete it".
For me it was like an invasion of my privacy because I have never shared my son's problems on social media and the only people who know my son's diagnoses of ADHD and ASD are the people close to us and it is because I have told them in person when we go to visit our country, we do not even tell anyone by message.
She deleted it because my husband told me, I didn't even stay to see if she deleted it because I was so angry that I deactivated FB afraid they will share other things like that I'm pregnant for the 2nd time of 6 months and I don't want people on my social media to know.
My brother in law and his wife are people who share everything on social media but I find it curious that they never shared that their daughters also have ADHD and one of them has been in psychiatric hospitals so why share the private things of other people's children when their own parents share absolutely nothing of their private life.
People may think that I am ashamed that they know about my son's diagnoses but that is not it, I simply do not share my private life on social media and if I have them it is because it is how I keep up with the news of my country and because the groups are very useful to me. I'm not interested in sharing my life with people I haven't seen or spoken to since school or with family I don't even talk to.
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Did she share the video on her profile and tag you in her post? Or did she just tag you in the comments of a video? If it’s the latter she probably just saw it as another way of “sharing” the video with you.
Your child’s diagnosis is something that is yours or your child’s right to disclose, and only that.
Your husband’s sister in law was absolutely too careless. It’s not about being ashamed.
I tell people about my son’s autism, but I don’t post about it on social media where there are plenty of humans that I frankly don’t trust. Our kids are particularly vulnerable and I don’t need some friend of a friend of a friend knowing that.
I’m outraged on your behalf, and while I get that they probably didn’t have bad intentions, you’re right to feel angry.
I’d be frustrated too if that was something we hadn’t made public and another person choose to do that.
For example, my husband long suspected he was on the spectrum. He saw a neuropsychologist in July and was diagnosed with ASD level 1. It brought him relief that he wasn’t imaging things and while he’s told family and close friends, he hasn’t publicly posted anything. That would be like me making a post about something he hasn’t freely shared. He’d rightfully be furious with me since that’s his private info that he gets to choose how it’s shared.
We were open about our kiddos diagnosis back in 2018, but I couldn’t imagine if we weren’t and someone took It upon themselves to make a post about It. That would make me sooooo mad. When my kiddo was born, one of my friends was so excited she wanted to make a post. I kindly asked her to allow US to post the celebration of our child and if she felt inclined to share and or make her own post after the fact? Then It would be appropriate.
It sounds like your sister-in-law may have shared the video with the best of intentions, perhaps thinking it would be helpful or relevant for you given your son’s diagnosis, but I completely understand why that felt like a violation of your privacy.