Health wearables are not worth the cost of America’s data security

By any reasonable measure, the Trump administration’s and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to expand wearable health tracking technology among Americans is rooted in a laudable goal. The effort seeks to improve public health outcomes in a nation struggling with chronic disease, obesity, and a broken preventive care culture.

Kennedy has repeatedly argued that every American should be using a wearable device within four years, from smartwatches to continuous glucose monitors, as they can provide real-time feedback needed to make healthier decisions and reduce dependence on costly pharmaceuticals.

The underlying premise is simple and appealing: if Americans can better understand their own health metrics, they may change their behaviors before becoming afflicted with disease. In a country facing skyrocketing rates of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, that is certainly a goal worth pursuing.

Read more at the Washington Examiner.