Besides offering individual benefits to the women using the apps, the data collected by the apps can contribute to closing the persisting health data gender gap2, helping to improve the development of gender-specific health products. Health apps: user trust and data privacy form the foundationHowever, user trust has been undermined in the past. For health apps processing this kind of data, user consent will often be the only possibility to legitimise the processing. The current proposal for the Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) defines and addresses providers of apps that collect health data without offering health services in the stricter sense as “wellness applications”. Do you need support with your health app or have general questions about health tech, data privacy and artificial intelligence?

Source: CBC News June 05, 2024 16:32 UTC