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by ceejayoz 2351 days ago
Already happening. My Apple Watch can detect atrial fibrillation, and it'll call 911 if it detects a hard fall and I don't tell it I'm OK after a minute.
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Also if your heart rate is fast but you've been motionless for 10 minutes. It is so useful, if only it would let me veto exactly who has access to all the information it collects.

Apple may be a bastion of user privacy now, but medical data is much more valuable than other types of tracking. People spend a lot on health.