Health-Data Privacy A Practical Checklist
A practical checklist for staying on top of health-data privacy with passive daily monitoring.
Health data is deeply personal, so privacy is the precondition for trusting any monitoring device.
Set the foundation
Health data is deeply personal, so privacy is the precondition for trusting any monitoring device. Establish a baseline first — a couple of weeks of passive tracking of on-device processing of sensitive signals.
Watch the right things
Encryption at rest and in transit is the baseline, not a premium feature. Keep an eye on trends in encrypted storage and transfer and user-controlled consent and deletion, not one-off readings.
- On-device processing of sensitive signals
- Encrypted storage and transfer
- User-controlled consent and deletion
“The test you take every day beats the perfect test you take once a year.”
Act and review
A health monitor that isn't trusted simply won't be used — so privacy is the product. Make one change at a time, then check whether your health-data privacy trend responds.
