Author: Victoria J. Palmer
Publisher: The Conversation
Publication Year: 2016
Summary: The following article starts off with a bold statement to capture the audience, saying the public have now become the study subjects and the collection tools. This article focuses heavily on the risks of health tracking through apps. As much as health apps can be an asset, if not handled properly sensitive data can easily be brought public. One example is location data. Several of these wearable fitness trackers use location to track distances. Victoria believes that users must be offered opt out options of where their data is going in terms of third parties.