Exploring the Far Side of Mobile Health: Information Security and Privacy of Mobile Health Apps on iOS and Android

BackgroundMobile health (mHealth) apps aim at providing seamless access to tailored health information technology and have the potential to alleviate global health burdens. Yet, they bear risks to information security and privacy because users need to reveal private, sensitiv...

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Main Authors: Dehling, Tobias, Gao, Fangjian, Schneider, Stephan, Sunyaev, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2015-01-01
Series:JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Online Access:http://mhealth.jmir.org/2015/1/e8/