Will health app developers have to protect consumers' privacy?

Sooraj Shah
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The European Data Protection Supervisor believes that EU law should compel app developers to be transparent about how they are using data

There are conflicting views on whether healthcare apps are ultimately good or bad for medicine. There are those, like the NHS's Sir Bruce Keogh, who argue that wearable technology, which of cour...

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