Google launches Google Health
This week Google launched Google Health, a new product aimed at storing users basic medical information.
Google Health is an online service which gathers relevant information connected to their health conditions - hospital visits, drug dosages and alerts to drug interactions.
Personally I would be fairly dubious about using a service like this. Giving a company, whos primary source of revenue is advertising ($5.19 billion in the first 3 months this year), all my personal health information sets off privacy alarm bells in my head.
Any one else have any thoughts? Would you use this service?
Google Health is an online service which gathers relevant information connected to their health conditions - hospital visits, drug dosages and alerts to drug interactions.
Personally I would be fairly dubious about using a service like this. Giving a company, whos primary source of revenue is advertising ($5.19 billion in the first 3 months this year), all my personal health information sets off privacy alarm bells in my head.
Any one else have any thoughts? Would you use this service?
Tags: google, google health, privacy
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Permalink Reply by Adam Greer on -
My lord, what a scary prospect. I didnt know they were planning on doing this. Im right in assuming people voluntarily put their information in this system? What is the point exactly, why would people do this?
I definately dont feel comfortable with a company who like you say, is practically an advertising agency having access to my personal details.
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