Be Careful Using Health Apps

While mobile health apps can help track your fitness, blood sugar, blood pressure, diet, etc., your data may not be so private. Many apps share your health data with third parties, mostly marketers. This is done regardless if they have a privacy policy or not. Health-related apps aren’t regulated by the FDA and aren’t covered by HIPAA. 




http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-apps-privacy-idUSKCN0WA2KE?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=27090452&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9d7Equ98jVaC_kU-KBhstLkycDN450wBXIEe7WT8-JxmCxFPFdUq-1qC04ISoedyWAFenf9R3Zihvs1i42EQx1YNgleg&_hsmi=27090452

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2499265

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