
OpinionNovember 15, 2022
Mental Health Apps Are Not Keeping Your Data Safe
With little regulation and sometimes outright deception, the possibility of discrimination and other “data harms” is high
Timothy Kariotis is a lecturer in digital government and Ph.D. candidate in digital health at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and also works as a policy practitioner. His research explores the design of digital mental health technologies, regulatory design and digital equity.

Mental Health Apps Are Not Keeping Your Data Safe
With little regulation and sometimes outright deception, the possibility of discrimination and other “data harms” is high