Protect Your Health-Related Data From Privacy Invaders

Today, a lot of people are wearing fitness bracelets while they do any kind of fitness activity like running, jogging, treadmills, etc. Do you know why? Those bracelets will be connected to the fitness tracker app on their mobile phones. Based on that, they can find out how much of time they spent on exercising, amount of calories burnt, etc. Majority of these apps will help you set a fitness goal and track the same. Like, you can create a goal of losing 10 pounds in 2 months and keep track of your progress. I won’t say that these kind of apps are useless because they help you to achieve your milestones on time. But, the question is: Will these apps provide 100% guarantee for the privacy of your data? No.

You should have heard the latest buzz about how the Cambridge Analytica helped for the campaign of the US president Donald Trump by taking personal data from the Facebook profiles of approximately 50 million people. Likewise, these fitness tracking apps may sell the personal data about your health to third-party providers or healthcare companies without your consent. By using your wearable bracelet, the fitness app can easily generate an ECG by monitoring your heart rate. I guess the fitness apps will also monitor your food habits as you will be logging that information on a daily basis. To put it simply, you are giving an unlimited royalty to the app provider for using your health data. Have you ever thought about this? Do you know MyFitnessPal? It is #1 fitness app on both iOS and Android platforms. The company has stated in a press release that their website has been comprised which resulted in the data breach of more than 150 million MyFitnessPal accounts. (Source: CNBC)

“Better late than never” – Unknown

So, it is time to wake up and think about how you are going to protect your health-related data. The best option would be to avoid using this kind of wearable gadgets unless you trust the provider completely. Alternatively, there are some people who don’t mind sharing their personal data even if it is related to their health. If you belong to that category, then find a trusted health care provider to get a fair compensation for your data. Also, you should make sure that the data is not spread freely across the entire health network.

Shivom, a blockchain based platform provides a secured platform for those who are willing to share their DNA related information with the trusted healthcare providers. As the transactions are made using smart contracts technology, the privacy of the data will be fully controlled by the owner. For instance, if a user decides to share the DNA information with a specific health care provider, then the data will be accessible to only the intended recipient. Read more at Website, ANN/Bounty Thread and Telegram to learn more information about OmiX tokens.

Shivom platform will be issuing a new token named OmiX which will be used as the fuel to drive the genomic platform. The holders can utilize the Omix tokens for a variety of reasons similar to the ones below:

• To buy health insurance
• Redeeming the tokens to buy health products either online or offline
• To get personalized diet or nutrition suggestions from experts

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