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That's a dystopian scenario, given that poor health is often an excuse for discriminating against the unfortunate people who experience it. Disclosing everythi
by theoh 11y ago
That's a dystopian scenario, given that poor health is often an excuse for discriminating against the unfortunate people who experience it.
Disclosing everything to a trusted employer or health provider is a step we need to be very careful about. It's panopticon territory.
- jmount 11y agoAlso I bet we are going to find the health statistics of people found to have minor arrhythmia through cheap continuous screening are going to be completely different than those that come in with a complaint and are given a one-time screening. It may turn out to not be as clinically useful as hoped.
- entee 11y agoAlmost certainly true. Also, how accurate are these optical HR sensors? Chest strap monitors are somewhat more accurate than optical monitors: http://www.wareable.com/sport/heart-rate-monitors-chest-straps-v-wrist http://www.wareable.com/sport/heart-rate-monitors-chest-stra... And it's unclear whether the optical measures are accurate enough to inform health decisions. I can say we've looked at this at our company and it's a fairly complicated picture...