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by lurkersince2013 457 days ago
Am sure there’s a very real possibility that some shady data brokers will ultimately gain access to the treasure trove of data before long - and am sure that in our capitalistic world healthcare and insurance companies would happily pay for access.
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In the USA. In Europe and such, I'm not saying it's zero chance, but it's extremely unlikely. As Europeans don't rely on insurance for healthcare, but we use government for that :) ( the exception being, if you want private insurance if your government provided one isn't enough)
Not to mention it is illegal and not even an illegal money makers.