A look at the data sharing practices of therapy apps like Better Help, which notify third parties when an app is opened and if a patient has suicidal thoughts
and especially mental health data-is some of the most valuable, and controversial. (via @Jezebel) https://jezebel.com/... Laura G. Hoffman / @lgh_dc : “[As soon as we downloaded the app], Better Help ...
A look at the data sharing practices of therapy apps like Better Help, which notify third parties when an app is opened and if a patient has suicidal thoughts
Starting treatment with Better Help, one of the most prominent “therapy-on-demand” apps to launch over the last few years, is easy, which is more or less the point. Tweets: @dmehro , @dmehro , @ohthat...
Software engineer finds that Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application opened on a user's computer and send the data to Google Analytics
Chapter 1: The discovery — I have a Wacom drawing tablet. I use it to draw cover illustrations for my blog posts, such as this one:
Existing Nacho Analytics customers can still access previously bought data, including private data leaked from browser extensions, via Google Analytics imports
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica : Tweets: @dangoodin001 Tweets: Dan Goodin / @dangoodin001 : Customers who acquired ill-gotten data from 4 million browsers are still able to access it over Google Analytics...
Some popular apps send sensitive info to Facebook via the company's analytics SDK, such as a user's heart rate, intent to get pregnant, and home listings viewed
Rise of ‘Surveillance Capitalism,’ China and Iran Go Hacking, Facebook as ‘Digital Gangster’ NBC News : Use an app to track your period? That data and more could end up with Facebook, WSJ reports John...