This article about Google's project to store and analyze millions of Americans' health care data confirms my suspicions about the Fitbit acquisition.
Many people who don't care about mass data collection because "I've got nothing to hide" change their tune when it's health care data. #privacy
I mentioned the other day that health care data is one area where people who "have nothing to hide" still care about #privacy.
Personal finances is the other area and it looks like Google's going there too.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/13/google-eyes-banking-it-widens-its-reach/
@kyle Education is another if FERPA is any indication. https://edu.google.com
@kyle Also voting and sexual relations.
It's a good thing the world's managed to avoid migrating en masse to transacting their social lives through online, mobile-device-based, advertising-supported, services and applications!
I despair for humanity....