Means has argued that CGM [continuous glucose monitors] is the “most powerful technology for generating the data and awareness to rectify our Bad Energy crisis in the Western world.”

##What The Fuck?

  • Robert_Kennedy_Jr [xe/xem, xey/xem]@hexbear.net
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    1 day ago

    Health insurance salivating as they look at car insurance companies charging higher rates for people that let monitoring devices track their driving and wondering how they can get in on the action.

    • theturtlemoves [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      6 hours ago

      My initial reaction was ‘that’s not half bad (particularly for those already at risk)’ but then I realised that your health insurance system will abuse this.

      • Robert_Kennedy_Jr [xe/xem, xey/xem]@hexbear.net
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        4 hours ago

        Yeah on its face that’s not the worst idea but insurance companies are absolutely just looking for avenues where they can justify declining claims because a gadget recorded you eat too much sodium.

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      21 hours ago

      I swear I heard about something like this a few years ago. My memory is way too vague on it to overpower Google’s enshittified search at the moment but I think it was in one of the Virginias and involved teachers (maybe?) getting cheaper insurance premiums if they went to an approved gym.