app privacy

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Analysis: Nine of 20 popular period tracking apps use data for third party ads
By Emily Olsen | 01:50 pm | May 25, 2022
According to the review by cybersecurity and VPN company Surfshark, 10 of the apps collected coarse location data.
Most health apps have the ability to collect and share patient data, study finds
By Mallory Hackett | 01:37 pm | June 18, 2021
While mHealth apps collect and share user data less often than other types of apps, researchers say these apps have serious privacy problems.   
Polar's app leaked military locations, Asian parents more often trust health AI, and more digital health news briefs
By Dave Muoio | 04:59 pm | July 09, 2018
Security report details vulnerability across 3,000-plus apps, with health records at risk
By Dave Muoio | 02:14 pm | July 02, 2018
Wanted: "Nutrition Facts" for health app data privacy
By Jonah Comstock | 11:51 am | November 02, 2015
Study: Less than a third of popular health apps have privacy policies
By Jonah Comstock | 07:46 am | September 08, 2014