Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumers
by shadowgovt on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @01:05PM
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I believe the article in question relates to a European Commission investigation.
In the US, this kind of data aggregation doesn't even make waves regarding antitrust. Google just has to comply with HIPAA and it's basically good to go (they already had "Google Health" as an app for self-reported data ages ago, which nobody stopped).
If Google started feeding this data to insurance companies, it'd be out of compliance with HIPAA.
In the US, this kind of data aggregation doesn't even make waves regarding antitrust. Google just has to comply with HIPAA and it's basically good to go (they already had "Google Health" as an app for self-reported data ages ago, which nobody stopped).
If Google started feeding this data to insurance companies, it'd be out of compliance with HIPAA.