Smartphones: Your Health Data Under Surveillance

Your smartphone knows when you're about to get sick before you do. Tech companies have

been quietly collecting health data through your typing speed, screen time patterns, and even how you

hold your device. In 2019, a leaked internal document revealed that major phone

manufacturers can predict depression, anxiety, and early stage Parkinson's with

eighty seven percent accuracy. They've been building psychological profiles on billions of users

without explicit consent. Insurance companies are now purchasing this data to adjust

premiums and coverage. That random app asking for motion sensor access isn't just improving your

experience. Every tremor, every hesitation, every midnight scroll is being cataloged