文献检索文档翻译深度研究
Suppr Zotero 插件Zotero 插件
邀请有礼套餐&价格历史记录

新学期,新优惠

限时优惠:9月1日-9月22日

30天高级会员仅需29元

1天体验卡首发特惠仅需5.99元

了解详情
不再提醒
插件&应用
Suppr Zotero 插件Zotero 插件浏览器插件Mac 客户端Windows 客户端微信小程序
高级版
套餐订阅购买积分包
AI 工具
文献检索文档翻译深度研究
关于我们
关于 Suppr公司介绍联系我们用户协议隐私条款
关注我们

Suppr 超能文献

核心技术专利:CN118964589B侵权必究
粤ICP备2023148730 号-1Suppr @ 2025

COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps: Analysis of the Readability of Privacy Policies.

作者信息

Zhang Melvyn, Chow Aloysius, Smith Helen

机构信息

Family Medicine and Primary Care, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.

出版信息

J Med Internet Res. 2020 Dec 3;22(12):e21572. doi: 10.2196/21572.


DOI:10.2196/21572
PMID:33170798
原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7717894/
Abstract

Apps that enable contact-tracing are instrumental in mitigating the transmission of COVID-19, but there have been concerns among users about the data collected by these apps and their management. Contact tracing is of paramount importance when dealing with a pandemic, as it allows for rapid identification of cases based on the information collected from infected individuals about other individuals they may have had recent contact with. Advances in digital technology have enabled devices such as mobile phones to be used in the contract-tracing process. However, there is a potential risk of users' personal information and sensitive data being stolen should hackers be in the near vicinity of these devices. Thus, there is a need to develop privacy-preserving apps. Meanwhile, privacy policies that outline the risk associated with the use of contact-tracing apps are needed, in formats that are easily readable and comprehensible by the public. To our knowledge, no previous study has examined the readability of privacy policies of contact-tracings apps. Therefore, we performed a readability analysis to evaluate the comprehensibility of privacy policies of 7 contact-tracing apps currently in use. The contents of the privacy policies of these apps were assessed for readability using Readability Test Tool, a free web-based reliability calculator, which computes scores based on a number of statistics (ie, word count and the number of complex words) and indices (ie, Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Reading Grade Level, Gunning Fog Index, and Simplified Measure of Gobbledygook index). Our analysis revealed that explanations used in the privacy policies of these apps require a reading grade between 7 and 14, which is considerably higher than the reading ability of the average individual. We believe that improving the readability of privacy policies of apps could be potentially reassuring for users and may help facilitate the increased use of such apps.

摘要
https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/583f/7717894/374bc2882a19/jmir_v22i12e21572_fig1.jpg
https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/583f/7717894/374bc2882a19/jmir_v22i12e21572_fig1.jpg
https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/583f/7717894/374bc2882a19/jmir_v22i12e21572_fig1.jpg

相似文献

[1]
COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps: Analysis of the Readability of Privacy Policies.

J Med Internet Res. 2020-12-3

[2]
Data Management and Privacy Policy of COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps: Systematic Review and Content Analysis.

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022-7-12

[3]
Technology, Privacy, and User Opinions of COVID-19 Mobile Apps for Contact Tracing: Systematic Search and Content Analysis.

J Med Internet Res. 2021-2-9

[4]
The Roles of General Health and COVID-19 Proximity in Contact Tracing App Usage: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021-8-18

[5]
Peer-to-Peer Contact Tracing: Development of a Privacy-Preserving Smartphone App.

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020-4-7

[6]
Americans' perceptions of privacy and surveillance in the COVID-19 pandemic.

PLoS One. 2020

[7]
Citizen-Centered Mobile Health Apps Collecting Individual-Level Spatial Data for Infectious Disease Management: Scoping Review.

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020-11-10

[8]
Inherent privacy limitations of decentralized contact tracing apps.

J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021-1-15

[9]
Early Perceptions of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps in German-Speaking Countries: Comparative Mixed Methods Study.

J Med Internet Res. 2021-2-8

[10]
Privacy-Oriented Technique for COVID-19 Contact Tracing (PROTECT) Using Homomorphic Encryption: Design and Development Study.

J Med Internet Res. 2021-7-12

引用本文的文献

[1]
Quality and Privacy Policy Compliance of Mental Health Care Apps in China: Cross-Sectional Evaluation Study.

J Med Internet Res. 2025-7-3

[2]
Where horizontal and vertical surveillances meet: Sense-making of US COVID-19 contact-tracing apps during a health crisis.

Mob Media Commun. 2022-9

[3]
Mobile Apps for COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Reviews.

Healthcare (Basel). 2024-1-8

[4]
Personal Information Protection and Privacy Policy Compliance of Health Code Apps in China: Scale Development and Content Analysis.

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2023-11-14

[5]
Utilization of Random Forest Classifier and Artificial Neural Network for Predicting Factors Influencing the Perceived Usability of COVID-19 Contact Tracing "MorChana" in Thailand.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022-6-29

[6]
Data Management and Privacy Policy of COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps: Systematic Review and Content Analysis.

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2022-7-12

[7]
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Contact Tracing Applications: Systematic Review and Recommendations.

Front Digit Health. 2022-5-3

[8]
Official Websites Providing Information on COVID-19 Vaccination: Readability and Content Analysis.

JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2022-3-15

[9]
Readability of Korean-Language COVID-19 Information from the South Korean National COVID-19 Portal Intended for the General Public: Cross-sectional Infodemiology Study.

JMIR Form Res. 2022-3-3

[10]
Characteristics and determinants of population acceptance of COVID-19 digital contact tracing: a systematic review.

Acta Biomed. 2021-12-10

本文引用的文献

[1]
Developments in Privacy and Data Ownership in Mobile Health Technologies, 2016-2019.

Yearb Med Inform. 2020-8

[2]
Readability of Information on Smartphone Apps for Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement Surgery Patients.

J Patient Exp. 2020-6

[3]
Privacy Assessment in Mobile Health Apps: Scoping Review.

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020-7-2

[4]
Use of apps in the COVID-19 response and the loss of privacy protection.

Nat Med. 2020-8

[5]
Coronavirus contact-tracing apps: can they slow the spread of COVID-19?

Nature. 2020-5-19

[6]
Public Health Communication in Time of Crisis: Readability of On-Line COVID-19 Information.

Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020-10

[7]
Ethics of instantaneous contact tracing using mobile phone apps in the control of the COVID-19 pandemic.

J Med Ethics. 2020-5-4

[8]
Show evidence that apps for COVID-19 contact-tracing are secure and effective.

Nature. 2020-4

[9]
Peer-to-Peer Contact Tracing: Development of a Privacy-Preserving Smartphone App.

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020-4-7

[10]
Readability and Accessibility of Terms of Service and Privacy Policies for Menstruation-Tracking Smartphone Applications.

Health Promot Pract. 2020-9

文献AI研究员

20分钟写一篇综述,助力文献阅读效率提升50倍

立即体验

用中文搜PubMed

大模型驱动的PubMed中文搜索引擎

马上搜索

推荐工具

医学文档翻译智能文献检索