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A checkup on privacy risks posed by digital wellness benefits
Podcast |
Marketplace Tech
Publisher |
Marketplace
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Technology
Publication Date |
Jun 21, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:09:00

In the U.S., employers are the main source of health coverage and, increasingly, benefits that encourage “wellness.” Many of them are provided in digital form, like meditation apps, virtual therapy or wearables that track our steps, heart rate or stress level. But with that web of digital benefits comes privacy concerns, according to a new report from the nonprofit Data & Society, titled “Wellness Capitalism: Employee Health, the Benefits Maze, and Worker Control.” Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino delved into the report with its co-authors, senior researcher Tamara Nopper and research analyst Eve Zelickson, both with Data & Society’s labor futures team.

 

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