In this future, people are openly sharing and exchanging data through a citizen-led movement. Institutions like the NHS take a back seat.

People get realtime feedback on how their data has benefited others, like today's organ donor registry. While people are commercially savvy with their other types of data, the general consensus is that health data is most valuable if it is donated for a common good.

PassThought, authentication using brain waves, is the main way of accessing health records and this has reassured people in terms of privacy. It has also enabled permissions to flow more easily, ensuring accountability at scale. It has not been easy to establish a set of shared principles for this commons, and the means to uphold them in a hyper-connected world.

Wearable

InnerSense is a wearable that needs fitting into your nasal canal. This is the simplest and easiest way to collect and monitor your vital data. It comes with a participation badge which allows you to show that you are engaging with the wider network of medical data. The kit also includes a device that helps you view your participation as well as what others in the wider network are adding.

1. The InnerSense participation badge shows your participation in the health system
2. The InnerSense nasal device needs fitting by your GP. You use PassThought and tongue tapping to identify yourself to the system and to upload your data to the device
3. The InnerSense device gives you access to the data system across the network.