Instead, we have an ecosystem of abuse in which technology companies that have become central to the way people now access health care or monitor their health operate largely outside the federal law that requires doctors and other medical personnel, hospitals and insurers to protect an individual’s intimate health information. That means tech companies can – and do – mine your digital data for clues about your health status, accessing information like prescriptions you have purchased and other health services you might have sought, and potentially link this information to your name, address, email address and other personally identifying information.