Digital Health
Health Breach Notification Tracking (Report 2.2)
It's been 1,232 days and still no health breach notifications from 22 companies blatantly violating people's health privacy rights.
Digital Health
Digital health is a burgeoning area of investment and interest. Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy for patients to tell who the bad actors are. We aim to change this. We want to answer the essential question: How can we protect and expand the rights of patients with opioid use disorders, while reducing barriers to care?
Digital Health
Addiction Treatment Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database
Wired (6 Sept 2024)🔒 This is bad. +120,000 files +1.7 million activity logs 5.3 terabytes of data Intake files Audio of sessions Video of sessions Drug tests Therapy notes all were exposed on an unsecured database. This is a privacy and security disaster.
In the News
STAT News (22 July 2024)
Our recent op-ed in STAT News focused on NIDA's reckless spending in the digital health space. We highlight how NIDA-funded digital health services are frequently using illegal technology when handling sensitive, protected health data and what can be done to fix this (NIDA clawing back the money, more
In the News
Inc. (7 June 2024) 🔒
Normal Silicon Valley non-sense: Move fast and break things Health-tech version: Move fast and go broke
Digital Health
USA vs Cerebral Inc
A must-read for those who say these privacy violations are not intentional and that these companies "mean well."
Digital Health
Tate Chronicles 🔊(13 April 2024)
The Tate Chronicles: Dr Jonathan Stoltman, Director at the Opioid Policy Institute Great to chat with Jim Tate about our opioid addiction privacy work and the role of opioid settlement money in stemming the addiction crisis we're facing. 🔊27min listen
Digital Health
Report 2 - Data Dashboard
A hub for the key data related to privacy & opioid addiction treatment and recovery websites Report 2 series.
Digital Health
Pelago Health
Mo money mo problems
Digital Health
USA vs Monument Inc
The first domino in addiction privacy enforcement?
Digital Health
Report 2.1 - Company Breakdown
Summary of privacy issues by opioid addiction treatment and recovery services broken down by company.
Digital Health
Politico Pro (21 February 2024)
Addiction apps are leaking sensitive data, group claims Highlighting our privacy research Report 2.1Report 2.1, highlights NIDA’s reckless grant spending that has bolstered digital opioid addiction treatment and recovery services.Opioid Policy InstituteJonathan JK Stoltman, PhD
Digital Health
Report 2.1
Report 2.1, highlights NIDA's reckless grant spending that has bolstered digital opioid addiction treatment and recovery services.