What is Android's 'Health Connect' permission model, and how does it implement the principle of data minimization for health data?
- A.Health Connect uses a single READ_HEALTH_DATA permission covering every record type (the platform grants it once), because the framework treats health as one category: minimization comes from a summary screen the user reviews at grant time, listing all of the data types the app will reach from that point onward
- B.Health Connect keeps all records in HealthKit format (the two platforms share one schema), because Google adopted Apple's model wholesale: minimization is enforced at the server, with only HIPAA-certified apps admitted to the programme that reads any of it on a given user's behalf
- C.Health Connect uses per-data-type permissions (e.g., READ_HEART_RATE, WRITE_STEPS, READ_SLEEP) so apps only access the specific health metrics they need; a step counter app gets READ_STEPS/WRITE_STEPS but not READ_BLOOD_PRESSURE - minimizing exposure to sensitive health information