{"id":226979,"date":"2026-03-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/your-body-is-betraying-your-right-to-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T06:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:20:11","slug":"your-body-is-betraying-your-right-to-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/your-body-is-betraying-your-right-to-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/book-excerpt-your-data-will-be-used-against-you-andrew-guthrie-ferguson\/\">Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/book-excerpt-your-data-will-be-used-against-you-andrew-guthrie-ferguson\/\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/book-excerpt-your-data-will-be-used-against-you-andrew-guthrie-ferguson\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-24 06:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wired.com\">www.wired.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"lead-in-text-callout\">Know thyself. It\u2019s<\/span> an old adage that has new resonance in the digital age. Today, you can buy smart devices that monitor your heartbeat, blood pressure, exercise habits, water intake, sleep, mood, menstrual cycle, sexual activity, and meditation patterns, not to mention your poop. The internet of things has turned into what academic and author Andrea Matwyshyn has termed the \u201cInternet of Bodies\u201d with the promise of selling you insights about your \u201cquantified self.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The desire for self-awareness is not new, but these data offer a dif\u00adferent twist on enlightenment. Millions of Americans live with a smartwatch that reminds them to stand, breathe, and take a few more steps to meet their daily exercise goals. This helpful (and healthful) algorithmic prompt only works, of course, because your smart device is tracking your bodily activity. It literally knows you are breathing, which can be helpful to police if for some reason you stop. The data we produce\u2014from our step count to our DNA\u2014is increasingly coming under surveillance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Not all of this surveillance is unwelcome. Many medical professionals have embraced digital tracking to help their patients. Smart pacemakers measure heartbeats. Digital pills record when someone last took their medication. Smart bandages can warn of early infection. These innovations offer the potential to improve medical outcomes by linking data in and on our bodies to our digital health records. They rely on small sensors that can be placed in watches or implanted in medical devices, allowing you to monitor your own vital signs or to check on friends and family members with health issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Of course, there are potential downsides to making medical data so available. Digital pills might inform your doctor (or parole officer) that you\u2019ve stopped taking your psychiatric medication; it\u2019s no coincidence that the first such pill approved by the FDA treats schizophrenia and other mental health disorders. 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