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Clinic demands my address and phone number - can I refuse? [Australia] (aussie.zone)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by whacking7436@aussie.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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Went to a new clinic today. They asked for my residential address and said they don't use email, just phone number for contact. I'm uncomfortable giving out my real details.

A couple of questions:

  • Can they refuse to treat me if I don't provide an address?
  • Can they refuse to treat me if I don't provide a phone number?
  • Can they refuse to treat me if I insist to provide an email instead of a phone number?

Keen to hear what others in Aus do. Thanks.

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[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I bought a 2nd phone number from Hushed years ago when it was lifetime for $50. All bills, utilities, or credit cards have that number. Hushed is configured to straight to VM unless I need it.

Only friends and family now have my new real number that's not recycled so I now get 0 spam calls.

For an address, I unfortunately just use my own bc a PO box is too expensive and inconvenient now.

[–] glowie 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this in Aus? Because you can get a free address at local AusPost to have mail directed to it and they hold it for a few weeks.

[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

No, US. They charge a osmium for a small box, and over $150/mo for a bigger box. For me, the PO is on the other side of town, so I'm not in the mood to ever drive that way 😅

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How does that compared to MySudo?

[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not sure. It initially didn't require anything besides email. So I faked the name, an email alias, no phone # or address or anything. Can't speak to it now, but not bad then.

They do get their numbers from Twilio iirc, but again, most companies have my BS # and they go to VM. It's helped cut down maybe bc my name isn't directly tied to it either?

My "real" f&f # is through jmp.chat and Cheogram app on my LineageOS phone that's never had a SIM/carrier configured. It has a custom vpn profile configured with kill switch, and I use a Moxee hotspot running a Calyx Sim for the T-Mobile network, with Rayhunter loaded.