Privacy questions around my health data
Are we moving to a world where not sharing our data becomes a matter of suspicion? (and higher premiums!) For the last year or two I've been using RunKeeper to keep track of my runs. I've got a couple of years' use True Weight celebrating my healthy BMI because it's easier than graphing weight loss manually. And I've recently started to use Fitbit which records - in near real time - the number of steps I take, and when, with a pedometer. If I choose, I can record what I eat and drink. And it's oh-so-tempting to add a WiFi-connected scale (like the Aria from Fitbit or Withings ) so that my weight is logged in the app with no effort. If I had an appropriate health issue I could add a blood pressure , heart rate or glucose monitor , etc. But I know that the Terms and Conditions I have to sign up to use most of these services allows the provider of the app to sell and share my data with advertisers and insurers. Is that OK? And what happens to my ...