Quartz December 31, 2019
Amrita Khalid

If you choose to reveal it, Facebook will know the date of your last Pap smear or blood test. The tech giant back in October announced that users in the United States could opt-in to personalized preventive healthcare recommendations and checkup reminders, based on their age and sex.

In the weeks that followed, many critics expressed concerns about Facebook entering the healthcare space, given the tech giant’s poor track record with safeguarding user privacy. Depending on the user’s demographics, the Preventive Health tool now appearing in users’ feeds will suggest a laundry list of routine health exams, including mammograms, flu shots, and blood pressure screenings. Users can mark when they’ve completed procedures, and elect to receive reminders when they’re due...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Patient / Consumer, Provider, Social Media, Technology
AI's not ready for depression diagnoses
Radiologists are not adequately disclosing their financial conflicts of interest on social media, study charges
Supreme Court questions restricting government efforts to limit Covid-19 misinformation
Social media can boost early skin cancer detection
Let’s not make the same mistakes with AI that we made with social media

Share This Article