Two articles came across my news feed over the past few days which raised my privacy concerns.

The first was published yesterday (January 20) on Neowin and reported the following regarding health data and AI access:

Anthropic just launched health data integrations for Claude that let users connect their favorite health apps to the AI assistant.

Access to this data lets Claude summarize medical history and explain health-related numbers in plain language.

Announced earlier this month, the health integrations are now available in beta to Claude Pro and Max subscribers in the US on Android and iOS.

Jenic, I. (2025, January 20). Claude can now read your health data and give you personalized insights [Review of Claude can now read your health data and give you personalized insights ]. Neowin. https://www.neowin.net/news/claude-can-now-read-your-health-data-and-give-you-personalized-insights/

The second article, published by Engadget, dropped today, and added to my health data and privacy worries:

Amazon is introducing an AI-powered assistant to One Medical, the tech-forward primary care provider it acquired in 2023. Dubbed ‘Health AI,’ Amazon says the tool “provides 24/7 personalized health guidance based on your medical records.”

Revilla, A. (2026, January 21). Amazon is adding AI-powered assistant to One Medical. Engadget. https://www.engadget.com/ai/amazon-is-adding-ai-powered-assistant-to-one-medical-180803368.html

‌While I do not use either Claude AI, Amazon, or any AI, the fact that big tech companies like Anthropic, Apple, Google, and Amazon are willing to allow AI access to health data is highly concerning to me. Yes, both articles say that these companies will follow HIPAA privacy guidelines, but we’ve seen how little big tech and AI companies care about privacy. The “move fast and break things” approach means that it’s not a question of if this medical/health data gets hacked or made publicly visible, but when.

I was already in the process of migrating away from Apple devices and services, so it only made sense for me to shut off any Apple Health syncing with my iPhone and deleting my health data already synced to iCloud. I’ve also considered moving off of my iPhone. I’ve already started my migration off of Apple, but I was planning to do that in October when the phone was fully paid off. I would then get a Google Pixel and load GrapheneOS on it.

Last year, I picked up a cheap Android phone to play with. It’s been sitting in its box for a couple months. I think it’s time I broke it out and made the switch.