Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2015)
Matt Miller (#4) (1/6/2015)
It's the classic misinterpreting of the data: even qualified individuals fall into the trap so amateurs (e.g. HR) will more likely than not use in incorrectly. and when they do - some people get to suffer.
misinterpretation of the data is separate from whether gathering data has value.
Again, this data shouldn't be used by HR, but it makes sense in aggregate for insurers to charge more. The alternative is easy for them to assume most people smoke and charge accordingly..
But what's happening here is aggragate data is being used to target individuals. So this is exactly what the earlier post is referring to. And it still comes down to employers using this as a reason to invade privacy where they simply do not belong.
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