The Fourth Amendment and the Post-Roe Future of Privacy
Legislative and industry measures are needed to protect personal data against unreasonable, overreaching surveillance after the fall of Roe.
Technology
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Read more: A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Western Ideas of Health A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Western Ideas of Health
In concentrating on largely Western conceptions of health, the international pandemic response paid insufficient attention to realities in the Global South.
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Read more: A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Data Colonialism A Critical Analysis of the Eurocentric Response to COVID-19: Data Colonialism
In affording asymmetric protection to those in the Global North, the technified coronavirus response exemplifies digital colonialism.
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Read more: Exploring Elder Care Robotics: Voice Assistants and Home Hubs Exploring Elder Care Robotics: Voice Assistants and Home Hubs
By Adriana Krasniansky This article is part of a four-part series that researches how robotics are being developed for aging care and investigates their ethical implications. In our first article, we explored emotional companion robots, which soothe and comfort patients experiencing loneliness, depression, or diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Today, we look at voice assistants and…
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Read more: The Right Lesson from the Google-Ascension Patient Privacy Story The Right Lesson from the Google-Ascension Patient Privacy Story
By I. Glenn Cohen As has been well reported in the media, there is a controversy brewing over nonprofit hospital chain Ascension sharing millions of patient records with Google for their project codenamed “Nightingale.” (very Batman, if you ask me!) Most of the discussion so far, and the answers have not yet become pellucid, concerns whether…
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Read more: Reviewing Health Announcements at Google, Facebook, and Apple Reviewing Health Announcements at Google, Facebook, and Apple
By Adriana Krasniansky Over the past several days, technology players Google, Apple, and Facebook have each reported health-related business news. In this blog post, we examine their announcements and identify emerging ethical questions in the digital health space. On Nov. 1, Google announced plans to acquire smartwatch maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion in 2020, subject…
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Read more: Is Data Sharing Caring Enough About Patient Privacy? Part I: The Background Is Data Sharing Caring Enough About Patient Privacy? Part I: The Background
By Timo Minssen (CeBIL, UCPH), Sara Gerke & Carmel Shachar A recent US lawsuit highlights crucial challenges at the interface of data utility, patient privacy & data misuse The huge prospects of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML), as well as the increasing trend toward public-private partnerships in biomedical innovation, stress the importance of an effective…
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Read more: Data-driven Medicine Needs a New Profession: Health Information Counseling Data-driven Medicine Needs a New Profession: Health Information Counseling
By Barbara Prainsack, Alena Buyx, and Amelia Fiske Have you ever clicked ‘I agree’ to share information about yourself on a health app on your smartphone? Wondered if the results of new therapy reported on a patient community website were accurate? Considered altering a medical device to better meet your own needs, but had doubts…
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Read more: Elderly Care in the Age of Machine and Automation Elderly Care in the Age of Machine and Automation
By Aobo Dong Would you be willing to accept a professional care-giving robot as a replacement to a human companion when your loved ones are far away from you? During last week’s HLS Health Law Workshop, Professor Belinda Bennett provided a great overview on the imminent age of machine and automation and the legal and ethical…
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Read more: Sharing Data for 21st Century Cures – Two Steps Forward… Sharing Data for 21st Century Cures – Two Steps Forward…
By Mary A. Majumder, Christi J. Guerrini, Juli M. Bollinger, Robert Cook-Deegan, and Amy L. McGuire The 21st Century Cures Act was passed with support from both sides of the aisle (imagine that!) and signed into law by then-President Obama late last year. This ambitious legislation drives action in areas as diverse as drug and…