The new “Google Fit” health data tracking service will compete with Apple’s recently announced HealthKit data collection services, according to a report.
Google will debut its plans for a new health data tracking service called “Google Fit” at the upcoming Google I/O developers conference as part of its recent push into high-tech wearables. – Google has also been working recently on other device-related health projects, such as experiments unveiled in January with special contact lenses that are equipped with miniaturized sensors that can analyze the tears in the eyes of diabetes patients to determine when their blood sugar levels need to be adjusted. – See more at: http://www.eweek.com/cloud/google-reportedly-unveiling-health-data-tracking-service-at-io-conference.html#sthash.Avl42QSp.dpuf
It seems perverse coincidence to read on the same day that possibly 1.3 million records were stolen when hackers broke into Montana’s health care system presumably with the intent of identity theft. , Montana has taken the steps necessary to shore up security. Government officials have confirmed that the personal information of 1.3 million people has been hacked. State of Montana officials are now notifying potential victims that hackers broke into a Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) computer server
