Fake Vaccine Cards and the Challenges of Decentralized Health Data
Join us for further discussion of these issues during our virtual event, “Vaccine Passports: A Path to the New Normal?” on April 28th, 2021 at 12 pm ET. By Carmel Shachar and Chloe Reichel Soon the...
View ArticleKey Takeaways from Petrie-Flom Center Discussion on Vaccine Passports
As mask mandates fall to the wayside, COVID-19 digital health passes, often called vaccine passports, hold promise as a tool to verify whether individuals may enter a space without a face covering....
View ArticleCall for Abstracts — 2022 Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference: Diagnosing in...
Contribute to the 2022 Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference and subsequent book project! Through October 14, 2021, the Petrie-Flom Center is accepting abstracts for its annual conference. The 2022...
View ArticleA Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Data Colonialism
By Hayley Evans The international response to COVID-19 has paid insufficient attention to realities in the Global South, making the response Eurocentric in several ways. This series of blog posts looks...
View ArticleKey Considerations for the Ethical Design of COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
By Chloe Reichel States, employers, retailers, and other industries are now grappling with how to update mask policies in light of recent CDC guidance, which suggests vaccinated individuals may remove...
View ArticlePerspectives on Data Privacy for Direct-to-Consumer Health Apps
By Sara Gerke and Chloe Reichel Direct-to-consumer (DTC) health apps, such as apps that manage our diet, fitness, and sleep, are becoming ubiquitous in our digital world. These apps provide a window...
View ArticleShould Users Have Access to Data Collected by Direct-to-Consumer Health Apps?
By Sara Gerke and Chloe Reichel Should consumers have access to the data (including the raw data) that are collected via direct-to-consumer (DTC) health apps? What real-world challenges might access to...
View ArticleWho Owns the Data Collected by Direct-to-Consumer Health Apps?
By Sara Gerke and Chloe Reichel Who owns the data that are collected via direct-to-consumer (DTC) health apps? Who should own that data? We asked our respondents to answer these questions in the third...
View ArticleMitigating Bias in Direct-to-Consumer Health Apps
By Sara Gerke and Chloe Reichel Recently, Google announced a new direct-to-consumer (DTC) health app powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose skin conditions. The company met criticism for...
View ArticleShould We Regulate Direct-to-Consumer Health Apps?
By Sara Gerke and Chloe Reichel According to one estimate, over 318,000 health apps are available in app stores, and over 200 health apps are added each day. Of these, only a fraction are regulated by...
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