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Blue Cross criticised over 'AI twin' body-tracking wearable
Original: Anyone else mortified by the constant bombardment from Blue Cross to get their stalkerware (or I guess in this case stal
Insurance customers are expressing alarm at Blue Cross Blue Shield promoting a wearable device that collects body data, with one commenter calling it 'stalker-wear' and comparing it to in-car tracking devices insurers use to rate driving behaviour. The pitch that the device would 'build your AI twin' from personal health data has raised concerns about privacy, consent and how insurers might use such intimate information.
Why now: People are reacting to an insurer marketing a body-tracking wearable as invasive privacy overreach.
Evidence
- Anyone else mortified by the constant bombardment from Blue Cross to get their stalkerware (or I guess in this case stalker-wear) so they can “build your AI twin”? Is this where we are? Devices in your car to rate your driving for insurance coverage, now your body? And people… · WXQ4987@infosec.exchange · 1
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