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When Fitness Tracking Data Is Used Against You by Insurance Companies

I found out my health insurance company has been tracking my fitness app data and they raised my premiums because I do not exercise enough according to their algorithms.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The gamification of health monitoring becomes a tool for corporate discrimination against those who cannot or will not perform wellness.

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