Apps sharing your personal data is 'routine', and sensitive health info is no exception
ABC Science - Thu 21 Mar 19Want to keep your sensitive health info private? Think twice before sharing it with an app, research suggests.
Data sharing by popular health apps is routine and far from transparent, warn experts
Medical Xpress - Wed 20 Mar 19Sharing of user data by popular mobile health applications (apps) is routine, yet far from transparent, warn experts in a study published in The BMJ today.
Researchers Create Fake Profiles on 24 Health Apps and Learn Most Are Sharing Your Data
Gizmodo - Thu 21 Mar 19Using apps to keep track of your medication or look up the symptoms of your latest mysterious illness might be convenient. But a new study out this week highlights the hidden privacy risks of ...
Many common health apps are sharing potentially sensitive medical data with third parties
Daily Mail - Thu 21 Mar 19Of the 24 apps reviewed in the new study, 19 of them engaged in data sharing practices. These include popular apps for Android in the U.S., U.K. and Australia like Medscape, Ada, and MedicineWise.
Health apps pose 'unprecedented' privacy risks
BBC Technology - Thu 21 Mar 19Data is being shared with companies, including Amazon and Google, a study of popular apps finds.
Watch out: Your private health app data may impact your credit report
Fastcompany Tech - Fri 22 Mar 19Researchers found that mobile apps meant to handle your most personal information are likely sharing your data with third parties. It’s a sad fact of our late capitalist world that data ...
Unprecedented privacy risk with popular health apps
ScienceDaily - Thu 21 Mar 19Researchers call for greater regulation and transparency as analysis of medicines-related apps found most directly shared user data -- including sensitive health data -- with third parties, ...
Data sharing by popular health apps is 'routine', research finds, Eurekalert - Thu 21 Mar 19