How Group FaceTime, Siri Shortcuts, Apple Watch improvements and Privacy updates could solve some Healthcare headaches

Improved privacy controls was a big news story from the WWDC 2018 keynote. With iOS 12, Safari will prevent Share buttons and comment widgets on webpages from tracking users without your permission. The Safari update also will make it harder for advertisers to track a device’s “fingerprint” to retarget ads.

Health Records data is encrypted on iPhone

One announcement related to data and health didn’t make it to the keynote stage: Apple has made it easier for people to share their health data with researchers and app developers. Apple has extended its privacy philosophy to this new feature as well, according to the press release:

“Health Records data is encrypted on iPhone and protected with the consumer’s...