https://arjdroid.me/tags/ethics/Recent content in Ethics on The Droid BlogHugoen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://arjdroid.me/p/the-right-to-data-portability-in-health-trackers/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://arjdroid.me/p/the-right-to-data-portability-in-health-trackers/This is a paper I wrote in spring quarter for PHIL174, Data Ethics. I’m pushing it as-is, though there are some improvements that I still ought to address at some point. Introduction Digital devices are becoming more ubiquitous in modern life, and one of their applications is in tracking the health of their users. Such health trackers range from commercial ‘smart’ watches to medically certified continuous blood glucose monitoring devices. There lies cause for concern with many of these devices if there is no non-intrusive, simple, and easy method of exporting the metrics collected in a shareable, standardised format for users to be able to freely use this information in accordance with their will.