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Health Data and Sensitive Information
Electronic health records, genetic data, and consent.
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Health Data and Sensitive Information: Protecting the Most Intimate Details of Our Lives

Health information has always been sensitive. But in the digital age, what counts as “health data” has expanded far beyond hospital records or doctor’s notes. Today, sensitive health-related information is generated by phones, watches, apps, search histories, home devices, and even patterns of behaviour that algorithms can interpret as indicators of physical or mental health.

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