User control of data de-identification

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server, data related to one or more measurements obtained by a wearable device, wherein the wearable device is mounted to a body surface of a wearer;

receiving, by the server, a selection of at least one permission rule;

determining, by the server, whether a third party can access the data from the wearable device based on the at least one permission rule;

receiving, by the server, a selection of at least one identification rule;

determining, by the server based on a third party use of the data, the at least one identification rule and the at least one permission rule, a type of one or more identifiers to include with the data;

replacing, by the server, an express identifier received with the data with a synthetic identifier for association with at least some of the data, wherein the synthetic identifier masks an identity of the wearer from third parties; and

storing, by the server, the data with the determined type of the one or more identifiers, wherein at least some of the data is stored in association with the synthetic identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, in accordance with the at least one identification rule, whether or how the wearer is identified based, at least in part, on a type of the data.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, in accordance with the at least one identification rule, whether or how the wearer is identified based, at least in part, on permitted third-party access to the data.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

associating a first portion of the data with the express identifier that reveals the identity of the wearer based, at least in part, on the identification rule; and

associating a second portion of the data with the synthetic identifier that does not reveal the identity of the wearer based, at least in part, on the identification rule.

5. A method comprising:

receiving, by a server from a wearable device, data related to one or more measurements obtained by the wearable device, wherein the wearable device is mounted to a body surface of a wearer;

receiving, by the server, a selection of at least one permission rule;

determining, by the server, whether third parties can access the data based on the at least one permission rule;

further determining, by the server, a type of data accessible by the third parties determined to have access to the data based on the permission rule;

receiving, by the server, a selection of at least one identification rule;

replacing, by the server, an express identifier received with the data with a synthetic identifier for association with at least some of the data, wherein the synthetic identifier masks an identity of the wearer from the third parties;

determining, by the server, the type of one or more identifiers to include with the data when accessed by the third parties based on the at least one identification rule; and

permitting, by the server, a third party to access the data based on the at least one permission rule and the at least one identification rule.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining, according to the at least one permission rule, when the third parties can access the data based, at least in part, on an identity of individual ones of the third parties.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining, according to the at least one permission rule, whether third parties can access the data based, at least in part, on a type of third party.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining, according to the at least one permission rule, whether third parties can access the data based, at least in part, on a type of intended third-party use of the data.

9. The method of claim 5 , further comprising associating at least some of the data with the express identifier based, at least in part, on the at least one identification rule, wherein the express identifier reveals the identity of the wearer.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server from a wearable device, data related to one or more measurements obtained by the wearable device, wherein the wearable device is configured to be mounted to a body surface of a wearer;

receiving, by the server, a selection by the wearer of at least one rule, wherein the at least one rule comprises an identification rule;

determining, by the server, a type of one or more identifiers associated with the wearer included with the data when accessed by third parties;

receiving, by the server, an express identifier associated with the wearer, wherein the express identifier reveals the identity of the wearer;

replacing, by the server, the express identifier with a synthetic identifier based, at least in part, on the at least the one rule, wherein the synthetic identifier does not reveal the identity of the wearer;

establishing a relationship between the express identifier and the synthetic identifier;

establishing one or more groups based, at least in part, n the at least the one rule; and

storing, by the server, the data from the wearable device, such that the stored data includes an indication that all or part of the data is associated with the one or more groups.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining, in accordance with the identification rule, whether or how the wearer is identified based, at least in part, on a type of the data.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one rule further comprises a permission rule, and further comprising determining whether third parties can access the data.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

determining, in accordance with the permission rule, one or more permitted third-party uses of the data.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

Determining, in accordance with the permission rule, one or more conditions for access to the data by third parties.