Your health information might feel private and secure with your doctor, but the reality is far more complicated. Data brokers collect a wide range of sensitive health data, from diagnoses and ...

The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data to LinkedIn, forensic testing by CalMatters has revealed. As ...

Source: Getty Images HIPAA protects patients from unauthorized disclosure of personal information by covered entities such as medical practices and hospitals, but out from under the HIPAA umbrella, ...

A few years ago, being proactive about your health meant getting an annual physical and tracking your workout. Today, it means knowing your free testosterone levels, tracking VO2 max, and adjusting ...

Personal informatics and health data management represent a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field that encompasses the systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of individual health ...

Fingerprints and palm prints can never be changed, which makes this attack that much more dangerous.

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The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance ...