Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the agency is launching a campaign to encourage Americans to utilize wearables. “Wearables put the power of health back in the hands of the American people. We’re launching one of the largest HHS campaigns in history to encourage their use—so every American can take control of their health, one data point at a time,” RFK Jr. said. “It’s a key part of our mission to Make America Healthy Again,” he added. WATCH: Wearables put the power of health back in the hands of the American people. We’re launching one of the largest HHS campaigns in history to encourage their use—so every American can take control of their health, one data point at a time. It’s a key part of our mission to Make… pic.twitter.com/H2ZY9NiTfN — Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) June 24, 2025 From POLITICO: The wearable devices have raised ethics concerns, particularly over how the technology tracks and monitors personal health data. This data is often stored in the cloud and could be sold to companies, advertisers or researchers without an individual’s knowledge or consent, according to the Brown University Center for Digital Health. The health information the devices can store is also associated with a high risk of data breaches and identity theft. And doctors and health experts have mixed views on the potential health benefits of using wearable technology. While some see benefits in monitoring health and empowering patients to take control of their health, some practitioners are concerned about the devices fueling medical anxiety, self-diagnosis and self-medication. The health secretary faced immense backlash for the massive advertising campaign. Unless they have a strict airplane mode which some devices do, where it has no EMF, then absolutely NOT. I know that I’ve interviewed you multiple times about the dangers of EMF and we’ve made a couple dozen Films on the subject over the years. :( — Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News (@unhealthytruth) June 24, 2025 I still remember when apple put a tracer on iPhones to track Covid cases via temperature and “contract tracing” and here we are smh — Lucy, nurse for the people not profits. (@LucciaorLucy) June 24, 2025 C'mon man. This is nonsense. — Toby Rogers (@uTobian) June 24, 2025 bad move. This is more exposure to EMFs, not to mention these devices can be connected to the Internet of Things control grid. — Derrick Broze (@DBrozeLiveFree) June 24, 2025 Bio-surveillance is a hard no @RobertKennedyJr.This is horrifying – I will NOT comply. https://t.co/0VY3jMEyUk — Shannon Joy (@shannonjoyradi0) June 24, 2025 Data mining and surveillance tracking. Nope. Just another huge disappointed by @SecKennedy https://t.co/Llpss9xl6T — Kelly DNP Functional/Integrative Medicine (@kacdnp91) June 24, 2025 Our next Surgeon General @CaseyMeansMD has a wearables company. https://t.co/pils7gdssB — Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MdBreathe) June 24, 2025 “My vision that is every American is wearing a wearable within four years." RFK Jr This is definitely not my vision. I wonder who is influencing his vision. You do not need wearables to MAHA. https://t.co/m9IRwIcYje — Dr. Kat Lindley (@KLVeritas) June 24, 2025 Detailed real-time biometric monitoring of everyone in the United States is a “key part” of the Make America Healthy Again mission https://t.co/YR9KmRgT3u pic.twitter.com/NMX1EooBWr — 12 Ball (@BoltzmannBooty) June 24, 2025 Unbelievable. This is about data gathering, surveillance and control. https://t.co/O4pDrCdkrR — Taylor Hudak (@_taylorhudak) June 24, 2025 Per Becker’s Hospital Review: He contrasted the expense with Ozempic — a diabetes and weight-loss medication that costs over $1,000 per month — and argued that wearables could be a more cost-effective solution. “If you can achieve the same thing with an $80 wearable, it’s a lot better for the American people,” he said. Still, experts have flagged concerns about the privacy risks and uneven health benefits of wearable devices. The Brown University Center for Digital Health warns that personal health data collected by these tools can be stored in the cloud and potentially sold to advertisers, companies or researchers without the user’s knowledge. This data can also be vulnerable to breaches and identity theft.