Mental Health Apps Are Not Keeping Your Data Safe

Photo caption: Many apps that provide mental health services are based on artificial intelligence algorithms that haven’t been properly vetted for ethical and moral concerns, affecting already vulnerable people. Photo credit: Catherine McQueen / Getty Images. Article by Piers Gooding, Timothy Kariotis. Scientific American – November 15, 2022.

With little regulation and sometimes outright deception, the possibility of discrimination and other “data harms” is high

Imagine calling a suicide prevention hotline in a crisis. Do you ask for their data collection policy? Do you assume that your data are protected and kept secure? Recent events may make you consider your answers more carefully. […]

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