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arXiv AI/ML

Your medical app is probably spying on you more than it admits

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Like a gym that asks for your bloodwork permission but then hands it to a data broker—the legal consent form doesn't match what's actually happening in the background.

This means 7 out of 10 health apps on your phone are requesting access to sensitive data they don't actually need, and most users have no idea.


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