Sharing of Apple Health Data?

[Bill Boyd]

In a recent article in our regional newspaper titled “Private health tracking setup enlisting Big Tech” was this statement: “Noom would be able to access a person's data from Apple Health, for example.“

I find that very disturbing. Is it even possible for Apple to share our health data?

Bill Boyd

[MIKE SHULMAN]

Sharing your Apple Health data with Noom a feature that the customer can set-up. Apple is not giving away access to your private health data without the customer initiating it:

I think the article you are referencing is quoting the Noom CEO in a recent interview. I also see it in this article about the US Government’s programs to allow patients to share their health data and medical records across health systems and apps.

 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-administration-launching-new-private-health-tracking-system-big-rcna222178

“We’re going to have remarkable advances in how consumers can use their own records,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, who leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said during the White House event.

Popular weight loss and fitness subscription service Noom, which has signed onto the initiative, will be able to pull medical records after the system’s expected launch early next year.

That might include labs or medical tests that the app could use to develop an AI-driven analysis of what might help users lose weight, CEO Geoff Cook told The Associated Press. Apps and health systems will also have access to their competitors’ information, too. Noom would be able to access a person’s data from Apple Health, for example.

Mike

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[Bill Boyd]

Thanks for the explanation. Yes, that sounds like the same information that was in the article I saw.

On Aug 3, 2025, at 2:16 PM, 'MIKE SHULMAN' via MacHACers <mach...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Sharing your Apple Health data with Noom a feature that the customer can set-up. Apple is not giving away access to your private health data without the customer initiating it: