With Discounts For Healthy Behavior, John Hancock Courts Privacy Concerns

NPR | By Chris Arnold

Published April 8, 2015 at 4:35 PM EDT

John Hancock announced a new program promising discounts for policyholders who wear a fitness tracker, exercise more and go to the doctor. The life insurance company says that if people live longer healthier lives, everybody wins. But privacy advocates worry about all the electronic monitoring.

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