Thursday, April 21, 2016

“Almost half share data with Dutch health insurer willing ‘- NU.nl

According to a market research Multiscope among 6,000 Dutch. One in three Dutch registers his or her health data using wearables and apps, thus Multi Scope.

In particular, young people between 18 and 35 years old and Dutch lower income is great enthusiasm to share the data with the health insurer. 45 percent of the young people say they want to share the data among the lower-income, that proportion is 51 per cent of respondents.

Three in ten consumers also say they are willing to share the data with their employer, although there is quite a reward must be such as days off or a bonus. 16 percent of respondents also said they want to share their data with a commercial organization in exchange for discounts on products.



Data Protection Act

Moreover, it is not permissible for employers to process this type of data in the Netherlands. Employees of a company are in fact financially dependent on their employer, which, according to the Data Protection Act is no free consent.

In March, the Authority for Personal Data (AP) tapped two more on the fingers to such a situation. “An employer may give a gift, of course, such a bracelet, but it is not the intention to then see data about the health of workers. Not even when an employee gives permission for this,” said Wilbert Tomesen, vice chairman of the AP , destrijds.

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