[ne9xt]

Google owns hoards of personal data, including yours and mine. It’s nearly impossible to avoid, sans living life offline. Now that google has shown they are willing to share your personal information with advertisers without your permission, what do you think will happen when google becomes the arbiter of medical (and persoanal) information to health insurance companies? google will win. health insurance companies will win. individuals and families will suffer.

[khawkins]

I think it's important to be aware of conflicts of interest like this, but that's not what's being discussed, and the solutions offered aren't attacking this type of problem.