Becker's Healthcare January 9, 2020
Facebook’s foray into healthcare with its recently launched Preventive Health feature may be subtly changing the way consumers share health data with technology companies, according to The Atlantic.
The tool, announced in October, provides users with suggestions to schedule preventive care such as flu shots, cancer screenings and more, as well as tools to locate nearby medical facilities offering those procedures and appointment reminders once scheduled.
Though the tool only requires users’ age and gender, and though Facebook claims the data collected is never sold to or shared with third parties, Atlantic technology writer Sidney Fussell predicted that the tool will be highly valuable to the social media platform as users’ become increasingly reliant on its new, more convenient way...
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