Workplace wellness programs put employee privacy at risk

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/health/workplace-wellness-privacy-risk-exclusive/index.html

Last fall the city of Houston required employees to tell an online wellness company about their disease history, drug and seat belt use, blood pressure and other delicate information.

The company, hired to improve worker health and lower medical costs, could pass the data to "third party vendors acting on our behalf," according to an authorization form. The information might be posted in areas "that are reviewable to the public." It might also be "subject to re-disclosure" and "no longer protected by privacy law."
 Employees could refuse to give permission or opt not to take the screen, called a health risk assessment -- but only if they paid an extra $300 a year for medical coverage.

IN THE REAL WORLD THIS IS CALLED EXTORTION!