Soofia Tariq writes: Nine out of 10 mobile health apps collect and track user data, according to a new global study. The research published in the British Medical Journal conducted in-depth analysis of more than 20,000 mobile health apps on the Google Play Store, some of which require users to disclose sensitive health information, including step and…
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Western Australia Police refuse to apologise over COVID-19 app privacy breach
Tom Livingstone reports: Western Australia Police are standing by a decision to access personal data from the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing app in their investigation into the assassination of former Rebels bikie boss, Nick Martin. WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson told Nine Radio’s 6PR the investigators’ actions were lawful and he “expected officers to do everything possible to bring…
Za: Medical practitioners lambast Discovery Health for ‘unethical, irregular’ clawbacks
Georgina Crouth reports: Discovery Health has come under fire from medical practitioners for unethically “clawing back” claims it had approved and paid, well past even the three-year common law prescription period. A medical aid fund must, in accordance with the Medical Schemes Act (MSA), query or dispute a claim within 30 days from the date of lodging,…
Dutch DPA: CP&A receives fine for violating privacy of sick employees
Seen on EDPB: The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a fine of €15,000 on maintenance company CP&A for violations committed when processing the health data of sick employees. CP&A maintained a register of the causes of sick leave. In doing so, the company processed more health data than legally permitted. Furthermore, the registration…