While nurses, hospitals and other health care providers abide by privacy protections put in place by HIPAA, the burgeoning sector of health care apps has skimpier shields for users. (Image: Tex vector/Shutterstock.com)
Most people have at least a vague sense that someone somewhere is doing mischief with the data footprints created by their online activities: Maybe their use of an app is allowing that company to build a profile of their habits, or maybe they keep getting followed by creepy ads.
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