Do COVID-19 apps protect your privacy?
Mobile apps are helping track the spread of COVID-19 to contain the outbreak, but the apps also raise concerns about personal privacy.
Jun 9, 2020
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Apple, Google release technology for pandemic apps
Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
May 20, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
Apr 4, 2020
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Engineering
New e-tattoo enables accurate, uninterrupted heart monitoring for days
The leading cause of death in Texas is heart disease, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, accounting for more than 45,000 deaths statewide in 2017. A new wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to control tablet devices
Tablets and other mobile computing devices are part of everyday life, but using them can be difficult for people with paralysis. New research from the BrainGate consortium shows that a brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable ...
Nov 21, 2018
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Free fertility app shared info with third parties, FTC says
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
Mental health apps may put your privacy at risk. Here's what to look for
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
App users wary of health and fitness recommendations based on social media data
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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Report: Popular fertility apps are engaging in widespread misuse of data, including on sex, periods and pregnancy
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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FTC fines GoodRx for unauthorized sharing of health data
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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