Privacy, Data Sharing, and Data Security Policies of Women's mHealth Apps: Scoping Review and Content Analysis.

Najd Alfawzan Markus Christen Giovanni Spitale Nikola Biller-Andorno

Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2022)

Many of the most popular women's mHealth apps on the market have poor data privacy, sharing, and security standards. Although regulations exist, such as the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, current practices do not follow them. The failure of the assessed women's mHealth apps to meet basic data privacy, sharing, and security standards is not ethically or legally acceptable.

Keyphrases

big data
health information
electronic health record
polycystic ovary syndrome
healthcare
primary care
pregnancy outcomes
public health
data analysis
metabolic syndrome
health insurance