How to stop health and fitness apps from using your private data
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Health and fitness tracking apps can help us get in shape, but it's important to understand how apps use personal data, Kurt "The CyberGuy" Knutsson explains.
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The data that these apps share is not protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which is a federal law that requires the privacy and security of health information in the U.S. HIPAA only applies to health care providers, health plans and health care clearinghouses, and not to app developers or ad companies. Therefore, these apps may not be required to obtain your consent or disclose how they use or share your data.
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