Google Health is building a passcode lock for shared medical records

• Google Health is working on a new feature that could let users protect shared medical records with a generated passcode.
• Recipients would need the passcode to access shared Health Summaries, even if they have the link or QR code.
• The feature was spotted in Google Health version 5.12.1, but there’s no word on when it might roll out.

Google Health’s latest version 5.12 app update brought several new bells and whistles to the app, though not everything has been made widely available to users just yet, including a potentially upcoming option to lock shared medical records behind a passcode.

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