HealthIT Answers June 27, 2021
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By Matt Fisher, General Counsel, Carium

Mobile applications in the health and wellness field represent an ever growing segment of the mobile application market. Interest in such apps is high as individuals seek to improve their own health and the availability of consumer wearable devices also becomes more common. In all of these instances, ever growing amounts of data are being generated. What is happening to all of that data? The response may surprise some, but really should not be all that unexpected.

What is Collected?

The data collected by a particular app will depend upon the permissions sought by each app or the nature of the device. The expectation though should be that the data include personal details and...

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