Trump administration's digital health tracking system gives tech giants access to medical records

Forward-looking: The Trump administration wants the US public to upload personal health data and medical records to a series of apps and systems managed by private health companies and tech giants. The move is supposed to allow easier access to health records across the nation, bringing personal healthcare into the digital age, but there are plenty of concerns about the security of the data and the possibility that it could be exploited.

During an event announcing the initiative yesterday, President Trump said, "For decades, America's health care networks have been overdue for a high-tech upgrade and that's what we are doing."

More than 60 tech companies have pledged their support to the digital health ecosystem, including Amazon, Anthropic, Apple, Google, and OpenAI. Health care firms such as UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health will also be sharing patient data in the new system.

According to the US Centers for ...