Menstrual Cycle Tracking Apps: An Applied Combined Medical and Data Privacy Scoring.

Q3 Health Professions
Yasmin Nielsen-Tehranchian, Veronika Strotbaum, Monika Pobiruchin
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Abstract

Today, many menstruating individuals track their cycles with mobile apps. These cycle apps use a lot of highly sensitive personal data. The goal of this study is to evaluate current cycle apps based on data privacy and medical criteria. First, a market analysis of currently available apps was conducted. Second, a scoring system was developed based on Digital Health application (Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen, DiGA in German) guidelines, Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS), and other resources. A total of 18 apps were evaluated. The final scores (range from 0 to 1) ranged from 0.12 (worst result) to 0.64 (best result). The average "data privacy score" was 0.4, and the average "medical score" was 0.11. Only six apps received any points in the medical part of the scoring. A clear weakness of many tested apps was the issue of data minimization. 89% of the apps had permissions that were not necessary for this type of health app.

月经周期跟踪应用程序:医疗和数据隐私评分的应用组合。
如今,许多月经来潮的人都用手机应用程序来追踪自己的月经周期。这些自行车应用使用了大量高度敏感的个人数据。本研究的目的是基于数据隐私和医疗标准评估当前的循环应用程序。首先,对现有的应用程序进行了市场分析。其次,基于数字健康应用(Digitale Gesundheitsanwendungen,德文为DiGA)指南、移动应用评定量表(Mobile App Rating Scale, MARS)等资源开发评分系统。共有18个应用程序被评估。最终得分(范围从0到1)从0.12(最差成绩)到0.64(最好成绩)不等。“数据隐私得分”平均为0.4分,“医疗得分”平均为0.11分。只有6款应用在医疗部分得分。许多测试应用的一个明显弱点是数据最小化问题。89%的应用程序具有此类健康应用程序不需要的权限。
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Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Health Professions-Health Information Management
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期刊介绍: This book series was started in 1990 to promote research conducted under the auspices of the EC programmes’ Advanced Informatics in Medicine (AIM) and Biomedical and Health Research (BHR) bioengineering branch. A driving aspect of international health informatics is that telecommunication technology, rehabilitative technology, intelligent home technology and many other components are moving together and form one integrated world of information and communication media.
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