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[Digital public health: data protection and data security].

Thomas Kunz¹, Benjamin Lange¹, Annika Selzer²

¹Fraunhofer-Institut für Sichere Informationstechnologie (SIT), Rheinstraße 75, 64295, Darmstadt, Deutschland.

Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz

|January 10, 2020

Summary

Health app providers must implement robust data protection measures to safeguard user information. Compliance with regulations and best practices ensures data security and protects individuals' privacy rights.

Keywords:

GDPR Health apps Health data Legal requirements Technical requirements

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Area of Science:

Digital Health
Public Health Informatics
Data Privacy

Background:

Digital public health applications are widely adopted, with a significant percentage of smartphone users utilizing health and fitness apps.
These applications often involve the transfer of sensitive personal health data to app providers, necessitating strict adherence to data protection regulations.

Purpose of the Study:

To survey essential data protection requirements for health app providers.
To outline necessary technical data security measures for health applications.
To highlight the importance of compliance with data protection statutes and best practices.

Main Methods:

Review of data protection statutes relevant to health applications.
Identification of technical and organizational measures for data security.
Analysis of best practice recommendations in data security for health apps.

Main Results:

Key requirements include mechanisms for user consent, defining legitimate processing purposes, and upholding data subject rights (e.g., right of access).
Essential technical and organizational measures encompass encryption, rights management, data integrity, pseudonymization, and logging.
Failure to implement these measures poses high risks, including unauthorized access, data manipulation, loss, or destruction, potentially leading to severe privacy breaches.

Conclusions:

Health app providers must prioritize data protection and security to prevent unauthorized access and manipulation of sensitive personal health information.
Adherence to data protection laws and implementation of state-of-the-art security practices are crucial for maintaining user trust and safeguarding individual rights.
The high-risk nature of health data processing demands rigorous technical and organizational safeguards to protect users from potential harm, such as the disclosure of stigmatizing diagnoses or incorrect medical information.