Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 29th April, 2019.

Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a 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.General Comment-----An very interrupted week with very little seemingly going on and the election in full swing. Poor old digital health is way down the agenda!-----https://www.itnews.com.au/news/health-apps-may-not-disclose-sharing-your-personal-information-524304Health apps may not disclose sharing your personal informationBy Linda Carroll on Apr 26, 2019 11:59AM Black Dog Institute report finds privacy shortfall.While nine out of ten phone apps for depression and smoking cessation assessed in a recent study were found to be sharing user data with third parties, only two out of three disclosed they were doing so.Much of that data, including linkable identifiers, was shared with Google and Facebook, among... 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