An article from the JAMA Open Network
An article posted in the Journal of the American Medical Association identified that some of the highest-ranking health apps used to assist people with mental health conditions (e.g. depression) and smoking cessation were sharing data with...
An article from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
This is based on an article from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). CISA is the Nation’s risk advisor, working with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborating to build a more secure and...
Assessment of a Wired.com article by Megan Molteni
Abstract from the article titled, "Before Using Birth Control Apps Consider Your Privacy" posted on Wired.com: "Natural Cycles’ privacy policy states that in using the app each user grants the company and any of its...
An assessment of the article from Wired magazine
SUBJECTIVE: This article published in Wired magazine discusses the long tail of privacy considerations that we need to think through when installing and giving permissions to apps on our smartphones, computers, and other internet...
An article from the Economist
This article from the Economist discusses how "health apps" are starting realize positive benefits when addressing behavioral health issues sucha s diabetes and substance.
Approximately 150 million accounts hacked in February 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 MyFitnessPal database system and...
A Blog Post from Kevin Pho M.D.
Dr. Kevin Pho offers consumers and patients some personal advice on how best to present your personal research to a doctor trying to assit you with your ailments. In short, an informed patient is absolutely a good thing to be, but be willing to...
A resource from the US Office for Civil Rights
From the OCR website:
We are experiencing an explosion of technology using data about the health of individuals in innovative ways to improve health outcomes. Building privacy and security protections into technology products enhances...
Mobile Health Tools from the Department of Veterans Affairs
From the VA website:
VA Mobile Health aims to improve the health of Veterans by providing technologies that expand clinical care beyond the traditional office visit.
Our apps are developed for both Veterans and VA care teams, offering safe and...