Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

This data will invariably be sold to health insurance companies who will use any excuse to make you pay a premium.

Bought four bottles of olive oil? You're going to get very fat, better make you pay a premium! Who cares if you actually used it to make soap?



Good thing Sweden has decent public insurance then...

Don't hold back technology and society just because of a few other issues - those other issues can be better resolved directly. In this case, with single-payer public healthcare.


The country you live in does not matter. If the data you emit is recorded, it will be used against you. Cambdrige Analytica ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica ) might have closed down but there still are a lot of company that do the same things and are still in business.


> Don't hold back technology and society

conversely, don't presume that what you're advocating for is "advancing" technology and society, either.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: