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Why We Need to Remain Aware about Who is Collecting our...

Why We Need to Remain Aware about Who is Collecting our...

Facebook's efforts to collect personal health information from hospitals

11 April 2018
SUBJECTIVE: In an article reported by CNBC's Christina Farr it is reported that, "Facebook has asked several major U.S. hospitals to share anonymized data about their patients, such as...
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MyFitnessPal - Data Breach Notification

MyFitnessPal - Data Breach Notification

Approximately 150 million accounts hacked in February 2018

31 March 2018
The MyFitnessPal fitness app has reported that approximately 150 million accounts a part of their nutrition tracker were breached in February 2018. It is reported that an authorized user hacked into the...
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Sharing Sensitive Health Information: Protect Your...

Sharing Sensitive Health Information: Protect Your...

A guide from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

31 March 2018

This 2-page ONC published graphic novel (aka comic book) is a short guide that helps illustrate why protecting your health privacy is important and issues to consider when sharing sensitive health information.

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Sharing Your Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Sharing Your Electronic Health Record (EHR)

A Video from the NIH All of Us Research Program Channel

27 October 2017
From the NIH YouTube Channel: Do you know what information is contained in your electronic health record (EHR)? Eric Dishman, director of the All of Us Research Program, explains what’s in your EHR and why...
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Determining the Value of Compromising Your Privacy

Determining the Value of Compromising Your Privacy

An article from Engadget

13 August 2017
This article from the Engadget web magazine discusses how your online searching behaviors might be monitored by different companies that you are unaware about. This data is likely used to build profiles that may...
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