Re: [OT] Privacy AND Encryption?

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

Science communicator Sabine Hossenfeld has some news that may go a very
long way to preserving our privacy.

Building on research from the 1970s, it is now possible to encrypt
your data while also sharing it with others who
can use it but NOT decrypt it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BI0FDeN-Sg [6 minutes]

This has some personal relevance to me. I recently bought a home blood
pressure monitor so that I can take my blood pressure any time without
having to find a drugstore that has one for public use or waiting
until I can get in to see the doctor. As I was setting it up, I was
asked to consent a whole lot of my data being shared with a whole lot
of organizations that I did not know. Not just health data but also
name, address, phone number, address, etc. etc. I did *not* like giving
up so much privacy to so many strangers. As it happened, this consent
needed to be granted for me to be able to download the app that would
work with the blood pressure monitor but the model I'd bought does NOT
yet have an app for it so I found that I didn't need to accept these
terms of use. I was very happy to discover that the monitor still worked
without having to use the app so that's what I'll do. I won't get the
app at all and will just measure my blood pressure at my convenience
without giving up my privacy.

When they eventually release the app for my monitor, I will only
consent to the release of my data if it takes advantage of the
technology described in the video.

Doesn't being asked to give up privacy raise your blood pressure, so
isn't offering you all those consent forms to sign contraindicated?