Will the Apple Watch Protect Users' Most Sensitive Health Information?

FTC is looking into privacy before 2015 launch

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When Apple releases its watch early next year, will users' sensitive health information such as pulse and movement be safe? The Federal Trade Commission has been meeting privately with Apple to ensure exactly that, according to Reuters.

The FTC wants assurances that the company will keep health data private and will not sell it to third-party marketers, unnamed sources told the the news outlet. Discussions have centered on the Apple Watch in particular.

Apple has reportedly hired data protection attorney Marcy Wilder for advice on health privacy matters.

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