Consumer & Gadgets
Owners of the free fertility app Premom have settled with users after sharing health data without consent to other companies, including Google and marketing firms in China.
May 18, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Every second, thousands of people tell their phone or computer something about themselves that they might not want anyone else to know.
May 3, 2023
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Internet
People may appreciate online apps that provide advice on health and fitness, but they seem to draw the line when those apps use their social media networks for data, according to researchers.
Apr 24, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers—emphasizing the need for urgent reform of the Privacy Act.
Mar 22, 2023
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Security
In a first-of-its-kind enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission has imposed a $1.5 million penalty on telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx Holdings Inc. for sharing users' personal health data with Facebook, ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Many popular reproductive health apps are lacking when it comes to protecting users' data privacy, according to a new report highlighting the potential legal risk to people seeking an abortion.
Aug 17, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and health authorities have relied on contact-tracing technologies to help manage the spread of the virus. Yet there's a major flaw in a framework that many of these ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Business
Apple Inc. published a nearly 60-page report Wednesday outlining all its health features and partnerships with medical institutions, arguing that such offerings are key to the tech giant's future.
Jul 21, 2022
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Business
Amazon is buying US primary health care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion, the companies announced Thursday, in a big step for the online retail giant's move into the medical sector.
Jul 21, 2022
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Engineering
Monash University and Blundstone Australia have created a hi-tech boot concept designed to address the specific needs of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals.
Jul 13, 2022
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