Unaddressed privacy risks in accredited health and wellness apps: a cross-sectional systematic assessment

• Main Authors: Huckvale, Kit, Prieto, José Tomás, Tilney, Myra, Benghozi, Pierre-Jean, Car, Josip
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Smartphone; Mobile; Confidentiality; Apps; Accreditation; NHS; Privacy; Cross-sectional study; Systematic assessment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80980; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39032
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Poor information privacy practices have been identified in health apps. Medical app accreditation programs offer a mechanism for assuring the quality of apps; however, little is known about their ability to control information privacy risks. We aimed to assess the extent to which already-certified a...