[sbis_l] Fwd: [eHealth List-PAHO] Code of Conduct on privacy for mHealth apps has been finalised

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From: ehealth-PAHO <ehealth-PAHO@PAHO.ORG>

Subject: [eHealth List-PAHO] Code of Conduct on privacy for mHealth apps has been finalised

Date: June 14, 2016 at 11:44:24 AM GMT-3

To: EHEALTH@LISTSERV.PAHO.ORG

Code of Conduct on privacy for mHealth apps has been finalised 

 

Available at: http://bit.ly/28kBPPX

 

Abstract

The Code of Conduct on privacy for mobile health apps has now been formally submitted for comments to the Art 29 Data Protection Working Party. Once approved by this independent EU advisory group, the Code will be applied in practice: App developers will be able to voluntarily commit to follow its rules, which are based on EU data protection legislation.

The Code has been drafted with the vision to be easily understandable, also for SMEs and individual developers who may not have access to legal expertise.

 

It is expected to raise awareness of the data protection rules in relation to mHealth apps, facilitate and increase compliance at the EU level for app developers.

These are the issues covered by the Code:

• user's consent,
• purpose limitation and data minimisation
• privacy by design and by default,
• data subjects rights and information requirements,
• data retention,
• security measures,
• principles on advertising in mHealth apps,
• use of personal data for secondary purposes,
• disclosing data to third parties for processing operations,
• data transfers,
• personal data breach, and
• data gathered from children.

 

On 7 June 2016, the Code of Conduct has been formally submitted for comments to the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party. Once approved by the Working Party, the Code will be applied in practice: App developers can sign it on a voluntary basis, thereby committing to following its rules.

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