Stop the unauthorized sharing and sale of people’s health information

Many users love their wearable fitness devices and apps because they can be effective tools in managing personal health improvement programs. But that doesn’t mean their health data should be public. (stock.adobe.com)

Everyone has a right to know when health apps, devices and websites quietly share their health information across the internet.

Yet in many cases, this data is widely for sale online without any notice. No hacking is required to get at it because private companies legally gather it and sell it. Individual users may have no idea that companies they never heard of know their heartbeats, the number of steps they take, and their walking and running distances.