Verge May 4, 2023
By Jess Weatherbed

Mozilla research says many of the top mental health and therapy apps still have subpar privacy and security practices.

An investigation into mental health apps has revealed that many of the most popular services are failing to protect the privacy and security of their users. Following up on a report from last year’s Privacy Not Included guide, researchers at Mozilla found that apps designed for sensitive issues like therapy and mental health conditions are still collecting large amounts of personal data under questionable or deceptive privacy policies.

The team re-reviewed 27 of the mental health, meditation, and prayer apps featured in the previous year’s study, including Calm, Youper, and Headspace, in addition to five new apps requested...

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Topics: Apps, Digital Health, Healthcare System, Mental Health, Patient / Consumer, Privacy / Security, Provider, Technology
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