We’re a Entering Dangerous Era Where Companies Are Going to Offer You Discounts for Your Most Private Info

In 1984, George Orwell depicted a future in which the government watches citizens’ every move. But Orwell got it only partly right.

‘For many people, the most significant threat to their privacy may come not from the government but from big business, which, more than 30 years after Orwell’s mythical world, is tracking what we buy, where we go on the Internet, how we drive our cars and now even our health habits.

Insurer John Hancock recently announced that it has partnered with the Vitality Group, a global provider of incentive-based wellness programs, to offer life insurance discounts of up to 15 percent and other benefits to those who exercise regularly and take other steps to reach certain health goals.’

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