Data for health (and ethical issues)

  • heartrate - fitbit (previously at the dr)
  • ekg / oxygen - apple watch (previously at the dr)
  • how much sleep / what type of sleep - phone apps
  • calorie consumption - track on phone
  • activity / exercise - phone, shoes
  • sedentary - phone
  • steps / distance - fitbit
  • weight / weight change
  • breathing patterns / meditation / stress - fitbit
  • glucose for diabetes management
  • contractions?
  • phone usage / addiction or behavior patterns
  • soft tissue health / injuries w ultrasound
  • mood / stress
  • what you eat / healthiness
  • nutrition
  • balance / weight distribution
  • menstrual cycle

  • life / health insurance companies would like to use all this data
    • can raise rates on people who might pose a risk of cost to the company
  • should this information be private? is it private?
  • what if your data shows you to be disabled / not as healthy?
    • currently our costs are based mostly on group data + accidents etc

0.5% of women who undergo multiple tests for breast cancer are falsely told they have cancer 126 / 100,000 women in the population get breast cancer what percent of women who are told they have breast cancer after multiple tests don’t have it?