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There are two issues though. One is security, the second is the actual protocol for sharing data. As an aside I don't really like to see products like this ei

There are two issues though. One is security, the second is the actual protocol for sharing data. As an aside I don't really like to see products like this either, because I don't like the idea of normalizing sharing health information. Unfortunately, the data you share will almost exclusively be used against your interests. Your Fitbit for example, doctors aren't going to care, but insurance companies will find ways to use it against you, and advertisers will find ways to "target" you, etc. But in principle, having a patchwork of data exchange protocols isn't going to change any of that. We need strong regulation (I would argue most 3rd party uses should just be illegal) and good security, but might as well have a standard data exchange protocol on the off change there's a legitimate use for it

celsinga 4y ago
We definitely understand your concerns here, and appreciate your thoughts in regards to sharing private health information. One thing to note is almost all of our customers so far are healthtech and healthcare companies that are primarily interested in improving the outcomes of their own patients. Wearables and consumer health data aside, access to medical records in the US is currently a huge problem, as many individuals still aren't able to access their own medical records, largely due to gatekeeping by hospitals and other medical providers who use proprietary systems. We wanted to go after this problem with the main goal of improving patient outcomes at the end of the day, and provide a legitimate alternative to the proprietary players that exist in the space who make access to data much more difficult and expensive than it should be.