Cybersecurity and Privacy
According to the review by cybersecurity and VPN company Surfshark, 10 of the apps collected coarse location data.
The researchers found 20 of the 23 apps reviewed shared data with third parties. Only 16 displayed a privacy policy, and three collected data before consent.
Germany, Belgium and France are trailblazers followed by Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland.
A JAMA study found consumers are more willing to share step count data than other types of information.
2022 Look Ahead
Manoj Srivastava, a cybersecurity expert at Kaseya, offers a view ahead at a variety of security technologies important to the year ahead.
The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey found 26% of healthcare organizations reported a quarter or more of their patients have used telehealth, compared with only 7% in 2019.
The regulator’s report flagged governance issues in the midwifery and pediatrics service.
Unlike the previous version, the Halo View has an AMOLED screen. Amazon boasts the wearable is swim-proof and runs seven days per battery charge.
HIMSS Media editors discuss last week's big news story.
Companies failing to tell users about a breach could face a $43,792 per day hit.