 A major health-related data project secures funding in the United Kingdom. In the UK, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity has secured funding for its Open Life Data Project, which aims to create a framework for effective and ethical collection of health-related data on a national level. APPG co-founder Tina Woods highlighted the importance of including non-health data, such as, quote, the data gathered by wearables in smartphone apps, but also shopping purchases, social media, and banking transactions, end quote. Wearables can be used to collect both health data and non-health data. A major issue is privacy concerns, which make people reluctant to share their data. Effective and safe ways of gathering, sharing, and using such data can revolutionize healthcare. See the full video at youtube.com.