Downside of Fitness Trackers and Health Apps is Loss of Privacy

Author: Victoria J. Palmer; Publisher: The Conversation; Publication Year: 2016. 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…

Under Armour Arms MyFitnessPal Users with Facts About Data Breach, After Curious Delay

Author: Hayley Jennings; Publisher: PR News; Publication Year: 2018. Summary: The following article discusses how on March 29, 2018, Under Armour released a statement that their own MyFitnessPal health tracker app was hacked by an unauthorized party. This hack released 150 millions users eating and fitness habits, height, weight, and several other measures. This is not necessarily the problem, however. They said they had…