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TommyT139

(2,194 posts)

3. Then read this in the morning:

Reply to Lulu KC (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 21, 2025, 10:58 PM

Apr 2025

Seems it's already out there. Private data brokers have been selling it, with only a few states catching up with privacy laws.

Even so, if the federal govt wants to use data, for instance stored in electronic health records, those certainly-highly-quaified-researchers-of-sterling-ethics would probably qualify as the sort of role allowed under HIPAA to access individuals' data, with no need to obtain consent.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-20/how-much-does-your-smartwatch-know-about-you

No paywall:
https://archive.is/xQJL2