Cybersecurity and Privacy

In a letter to CEO Tim Cook, ten state attorneys general called on the tech giant to require stricter privacy standards for third-party apps hosted on the App Store.

Also, Cabrini Technology is adding medical device cybersecurity to its service offerings.

According to Deloitte's survey, 49% of respondents said they'd attended a virtual medical appointment as a patient in the past year, while 26% said they'd been to a virtual visit where another person was the patient.

A report by the U.K.-based Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps found 84% of 25 apps shared data outside of the developer's system.

The tech giant said the update will also apply to places like counseling centers, domestic violence shelters and addiction treatment facilities.

The company said a mode that allows users to access the app without a name, email or technical identifier will be available in the coming weeks.

Also, Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust launches new patient portal. 

Also, British digital health startup Healum launches research network. 

According to the review by cybersecurity and VPN company Surfshark, 10 of the apps collected coarse location data.

The researchers found 20 of the 23 apps reviewed shared data with third parties. Only 16 displayed a privacy policy, and three collected data before consent.