UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Abstract
This note examines the privacy implications of fitness trackers, devices such as Fitbit, which measure users’ movements, fitness habits, and overall health in granular detail. This note explores the privacy dangers of using fitness trackers generally and in the specific context of the workplace and Big Data. This note also draws parallels between the personal health information protected by the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and the personal fitness information collected by fitness trackers. This note argues that a statutory scheme, modeled after HIPAA, should be established in order to protect the sensitive personal fitness information gathered by fitness trackers.
Recommended Citation
Michelle M. Christovich,
Why Should We Care What Fitbit Shares?: A Proposed Statutory Solution to Protect Sensitive Personal Fitness Information,
38 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 91
(2015).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol38/iss1/4
Included in
Communications Law Commons, Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons, Intellectual Property Law Commons