It can be hard to fathom that anyone other than you might own your information. But they do. Everything from what's in your electronic medical record to the average jogging speed recorded on an app may be someone else's property. For a profit, the magic is in the aggregate. On an individual scale, it's valuable information that paints a full picture of health for individuals and their health care providers. Juhan Sonin and Annie Lakey Becker explain why it's important to fight for patient ownership of health data across the country and the world.
