Health insurers vacuuming up details about you ... and it could raise your rates

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20834]

Fascinating. Health insurers are using bid data to learn what kind of food you order when you eat out, whether you order plus-size clothing etc....

https://www.propublica.org/article/health-insurers-are-vacuuming-up-details-about-you-and-it-could-raise-your-rates

 

[thrillhammer 686]

thanks trump.

[Nivek 17329]

I should expect my rates to drop since we mostly order kid clothes.

[Newdoc 3508]

Use plastic at Whole Foods and the gym. Pay cash at Whataburger and the smoke shop. Got it.

[Hornius Emeritus 12776]

1 minute ago, Newdoc said:

Use plastic at Whole Foods and the gym. Pay cash at Whataburger and the smoke shop. Got it.

Post online about how you just got done putting 45 hard miles on mountain bike and your body fat percentage is now down to 7%. 

[Anastasis 23699]

Sounds scary. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Corporate surveillance strikes again. 

[woohorn 1131]

"They’re collecting what you post on social media."

Ok, next version of this site should be "uninsurablehorns.com."

[Pescado_Rojo 19550]

if you aren't the customer, you're the product...

[dark54555 72]

Seems like there was somewhere where the whole "preexisting condition" and "treat everyone the same" concepts cam up before, which would make all of this information on a person completely useless in this context...

[Anastasis 23699]

20 minutes ago, dark54555 said:

Seems like there was somewhere where the whole "preexisting condition" and "treat everyone the same" concepts cam up before, which would make all of this information on a person completely useless in this context...

You demonstrate a severe lack of imagination. 

Edited July 21, 2018 by Anastasis

[woohorn 1131]

 

 

 

Seems like there was somewhere where the whole "preexisting condition" and "treat everyone the same" concepts cam up before, which would make all of this information on a person completely useless in this context...

 

I'll play- the elimination of mandates makes prohibitions of prexististing condition limitation conditions impossible, so all of this information on a person is not completely useless in this context, but you already knew that didn't you?

 

[dark54555 72]

1 hour ago, Anastasis said:

You demonstrate a severe lack of imagination. 

I work in big data.  The data isn't going away.  The only way to limit its use is to take use cases off the table, one way or another.

[Anastasis 23699]

8 minutes ago, dark54555 said:

I work in big data.  The data isn't going away.  The only way to limit its use is to take use cases off the table, one way or another.

Almost everybody that uses the term "big data" needs to be punched in the face. 

[dark54555 72]

21 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Almost everybody that uses the term "big data" needs to be punched in the face. 

How else would you describe large sets of data on large numbers of people?  It's literally big data.

[Anastasis 23699]

19 minutes ago, dark54555 said:

How else would you describe large sets of data on large numbers of people?  It's literally big data.

That comment was not really directed at you.  My comment is directed at the BD folks all over the industry that need to be kicked in the teeth.