Abstract
Interactions with wearable devices, smartphones, and social media generate user data, which can reveal sensitive health information. Those data can be used to improve individual and community health, but also raise security and privacy concerns. Given potential benefits alongside substantial privacy risks, it is important to evaluate how consumers view organizations and entities that collect and re-use their personal digital health data. We surveyed US consumers to assess their confidence in sixteen public and private organizations to use their digital health data responsibly.
Figure: Confidence in organizations to treat digital health information responsibly. Weighted distribution of responses to the 16 survey questions evaluating confidence in public and private organizations to use their digital health information responsibly. Respondents were asked, “We are going to name some institutions, companies, and organizations that might collect and use digital health information from you. How confident are you that they will use your digital health information responsibly?”
Citation
Gupta, R., Sharma, M., Cannuscio, C.C., et al. (2022). Consumer confidence in public and private organizations to use their digital health data responsibly. Journal of General Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07895-6
