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I wonder if they could make a case that it violates the HIPAA, since your heartbeat/activity tracker info is on the device? Kind of a weak argument, but HIPAA is a pretty contentious subject.
I might be wrong, but my understanding is that HIPAA privacy rules only apply to healthcare providers like hospitals and their employees. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_a...
What about doctors using an iPhone to check a patient's files? Would apple have to make a secure HIPAA compliant version for hospital use? What about government use? I bet all those FBI agents are talking to each other with iphones...