[xaedes]

In Germany they decided to make the EPA (electronic medical record) opt-out starting by 2024. Managed by "gematik GmbH", a company with limited liability. Because why should the entity responsible for all medical records have some liability. It is a joke, a bad one.

They don't even say how to opt-out.

[mo_42]

> Managed by "gematik GmbH", a company with limited liability. Because why should the entity responsible for all medical records have some liability.

I think it doesn't really matter in what form the government appears. It's still the government and so its rules apply.

[denton-scratch]

> I think it doesn't really matter in what form the government appears. It's still the government and so its rules apply.

If it's a "limited company", that means it's liability is limited to shareholder capital. It's going to have to have an awful lot of capital if it's going to be able to compensate the entire population for mishandling their data.

Also, if it's a limited company, then the shareholders can sell their shares; the company can change hands, often to owners in a different jurisdiction.

A limited company is not an arm of the government, and I can't hold a limited company accountable in the same way I can the government; especially if my personal data has left the jurisdiction.

[NavinF]

> GmbH

This is apparently the German equivalent to an LLC.

Pretty sure you misunderstood what "limited liability" means. Pretty much all organizations today have the same legal status: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability

[ClumsyPilot]

> Pretty much all organizations today have the same legal status

Thats exactly the issue

[LatteLazy]

FYI, all liability is limited...