Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 2nd February, 2019.

Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-24/how-period-tracking-apps-are-monetizing-women-s-extremely-personal-dataPeriod-Tracking Apps Are Monetizing Women ’s Extremely Personal DataMore than 100 million women monitor their cycles on their phones. Here come the ads. Naomi Kresge, Ilya Khrennikov and David RamliJanuary 24, 2019, 10:00 PM GMT+11 Sarah Martin, a Berlin-based aid worker who specializes in women’s issues, used to track her periods in th e same paper planner where she wrote down her work appointments. Sometimes she’d also draw a little heart for the days she’d had sex. Nowadays she uses a smartphone app to track her cycle, because “the app feels more private and discreet,” she says, even though she realizes... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs