Privacy Nightmares
October, 2001
As a man with HIV, John Doe had a difficult time finding the drugs he needed to sustain his life, particularly the HIV protease inhibitor ritonavir. He commended his local chain-drugstore pharmacist for keeping supplies of it. The druggist suggested he write a letter of thanks to the parent company. Doe was shocked later to discover that the company published his letter, including his name, in its widely distributed newsletter. The local pharmacy displayed an excerpt from the letter above the ca...
