Huckvale2019 - Assessment of the Data Sharing and Privacy Practices of Smartphone Apps for Depression and Smoking Cessation
- Type:#article
- Year read:#read2021
- Subject: smartphone
- Bibtex: @huckvale2019
- Bibliography: Huckvale, K., Torous, J., & Larsen, M. E. (2019). Assessment of the Data Sharing and Privacy Practices of Smartphone Apps for Depression and Smoking Cessation. JAMA Network Open, 2(4), e192542–e192542. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2542
Example citation
Out of 36 top-ranked apps for depression and smoking cessation, 33 (92%) shared data with third parties but most apps did not adequately disclose this [@huckvale2019].
Key takeaways
- 29 out of 36 top-ranked apps transmitted data to Facebook or Google, but only 12 accurately disclosed this in a privacy policy
- Clinicians should assume that data is being transmitted to third parties
- Advertising and marketing purposes (81%)
Mental health apps often share data with third parties without properly disclosing it