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68 Clev. St. L. Rev. Et Cetera 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/cvdstlw68 and id is 1 raw text is: CLEVELAND STATE LAW REVIEW ET CETERA VOLUME 68 JUNE 24, 2019 PAGES 1-13 FROM FITBITS TO PACEMAKERS: PROTECTING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND SECURITY IN THE HEALTHTECH AGE JUSTIN EVANS1 & KATELYN RINGROSE2 ABSTRACT As wearable and analytics technology continues to be aggressively adopted, there is a congruent rise in data collection from wearable healthtech devices. This unprecedented rise in data collection poses massive privacy and security issues. This note addresses the benefits of IoT healthcare wearables and implants, as well as identifies where the privacy and security of data accrued by such devices could be improved. In an effort to better encapsulate the issue surrounding wearable device data collection, the authors analyze the many benefits of wearable healthcare devices, as well as look into the false sense of trust consumers have in the privacy and security of their healthcare information. The authors discuss how consumer protections under current healthcare laws are lacking. In conclusion, they look to the future of wearable devices and how the data they generate and retain should be stored and protected in light of its sensitive nature. 1 Justin Evans is a recent graduate from Michigan State University College of Law, who writes at the intersections of law, technology and health. Justin has his Master's in Cancer Biology from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelors in Chemistry from Fayetteville State University. Justin is an incoming intellectual property litigation associate at Goldberg Segalla. 2 Katelyn Ringrose is a recent graduate from Notre Dame Law School, who writes on surveillance, privacy, and tech policy. Katelyn is the 2019-2021 Christopher Wolf Fellow at the Future of Privacy Forum in Washington, D.C. 1