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Security and Privacy of mHealth and uHealth (126) Ethics, Privacy, and Legal Issues (494) mHealth in the Developing World/LMICs, Underserved Communities, and for Global Health (578) mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (2922) Quality Evaluation and Descriptive Analysis/Reviews of Multiple Existing Mobile Apps (377) Mobile Health in Psychiatry (438) Apps, Mobile, Wearables for Diabetes (306)

Published on in Vol 6, No 7 (2018): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/9871, first published .
The Complexity of Mental Health App Privacy Policies: A Potential Barrier to Privacy

The Complexity of Mental Health App Privacy Policies: A Potential Barrier to Privacy

The Complexity of Mental Health App Privacy Policies: A Potential Barrier to Privacy

Authors of this article:

Adam Powell1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Preeti Singh3 Author Orcid Image ;   John Torous4 Author Orcid Image
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