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Six New Android Malware Families Are Hunting Your Phone — And Your Health Data Is the Prize

Last month, my friend Carla texted me a screenshot of her blood glucose readings from her phone. Not because I'm her doctor (I am spectacularly unqualified to b...

Your Health App Knows More About You Than Your Doctor — And It Might Be Selling That Data for a Penny

Last month, I downloaded a popular sleep tracking app. Five days later, it sent me a personalized email recommending a $90 mattress topper "based on your sleep ...

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My Doctor Used AI to Catch Something My Blood Work Missed — Here Is What You Need to Know About AI-Assisted Diagnosis

Last September, I went in for my annual physical. Everything came back normal. Blood pressure: fine. Cholesterol: fine. Blood sugar: fine. My doctor said I was ...