Taiwanese medical devices are revolutionizing healthcare amid COVID-19. Sponsored by TAITRA.

Digital health initiatives are not new but fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic, they have flourished. We reflect on their implications for data protection, privacy and other rights in our latest piece 👇 privacyinternational.org/long-read/4671…

Techno-solutionism is gaining traction everywhere, including in the healthcare sector. However, digital health is not always as promising it seems. Read more: privacyinternational.org/long-read/4674…

Healthcare systems around the world are becoming reliant on the collection and processing of vast amounts of personal data. But is more data really the key to better healthcare? Read our analysis 👇 privacyinternational.org/long-read/4674…

"When carefully reviewed by patients, many records are discovered to be full of erroneous information and incorrect diagnoses. [...] If false information is the basis for future healthcare algorithms, we are merely compounding an already serious problem." wsj.com/articles/ai-ar…

From this, I draw the lesson that in medical AI it is not so much the information it produces as data that is important, but as a process, in which humans and machines must integrate in ways yet to be explored and understood. cc lorenzo moja Enrico Coiera nature.com/articles/s4174…

Un intervento digitale a supporto del monitoraggio o gestione di una patologia è una terapia digitale? No, perchè l'intervento non è LA CURA.Anche se l'efficacia è supportata da un RCT. Questo mio articolo su AgendaDigitale.eu aiuta a capire la differenza. agendadigitale.eu/sanita/terapie…

A new concept is emerging in the healthcare space, that's allowing patients to quantify their own experience & benefit from the deeper knowledge of their illness they gain as a result. Curious what it is? Find out on the #DSLblog: bit.ly/3xQ7BFv #DSL

For the first time in medical history, an autonomous drone helps save the life of a cardiac arrest patient prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

IBM's flagship AI Watson Health has been sold to venture capitalists – not the first nor the last massively expensive tech biz screw-up, but isn't AI supposed to be the future? Isn't IBM supposed to be good at this? More by Rupert Goodwins here: theregister.com/2022/01/31/mac…

Instead of seeing patient feedback as a foundation stone of high quality, evidence based care, healthcare providers too often see it as a threat bmj.com/content/377/bm… 1/n

On #WorldHealthDay, we reflect on the right to health for all in the context of emerging tech. Our message is simple: ⚕️ Good healthcare is privacy-observant ⚕️ Here are some highlights of our work in this domain 🧵

MINISTERIAL REVIEW KLAXON My review for Sec of State on Health Data is out today - Protect privacy with secure data platforms, not red tape - More software engineers in research - Open working, shared code - Careers for NHS analysts - More! SHARE! gov.uk/government/pub…

Learn it. From Face Mask Detection to Temperature Checks, Districts Bought AI-Surveillance Cameras to Fight COVID. Why Critics Call Them ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ The 74 the74million.org/?p=587174 #tech #digital #data #privacy

Today is the first day of public hearings on the forthcoming #PandemicTreaty. We're telling the World Health Organization (WHO): ✅ safeguards to regulate the use of data & technology and prevent abusive surveillance powers are crucial ✅ CSOs need a seat at the table Read more: hhrjournal.org/2021/11/human-…

A just #PandemicTreaty is one which incorporates human rights in ensuring: ✅ Equity & non-discrimination ✅ Individual & community participation ✅ Transparency ✅ Accountability Our Executive Director Gus tells us why: youtube.com/watch?v=PlLyTW… #PandemicAccord

The Covid-19 pandemic response saw many governments resorting to excessive surveillance. It's crucial that the World Health Organization (WHO) #PandemicAccord takes privacy and other rights into account when developing safeguards. Find out more👇 privacyinternational.org/advocacy/4838/… icj.org/civil-society-…

Marchio CE per sistema AI che referta le radiografie del torace (normali) senza supervisione umana (MD classe IIb). Un interessante caso d'uso (dalle grandi potenzialità nei programmi di screening) in cerca di... "legalità". notizie.ai/marchio-ce-per… via Luca Sambucci

We assessed different ways in which governments tracked #COVID19 over the last two years. Read our analysis here ⬇️ privacyinternational.org/explainer/4814…

'We run the risk of normalising not only harmful technologies, but also the underlying principles and assumptions of oppression and discrimination.' New blog post from @mona_sloane on AI-driven biometrics, pseudoscience and hidden infrastructures: adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/biometry-…