What to Consider Before Trading Your Health Data for Cash

What to Consider Before Trading Your Health Data for Cash

Don’t trade away your health data without considering the potential issues first.

After I signed up for my insurance plan, I got an email with a link to a “wellness program” that, if I traded some health data — such as steps from a pedometer or smartwatch exercise data — could earn me a small monthly payout and some gift cards. But the second I logged in, I felt paranoid about the whole thing.
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