Health data leaks to third parties in web-based health services

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dc.contributor.authorRauti, Sampsa
dc.contributor.authorCarlsson, Robin
dc.contributor.authorLaato, Samuli
dc.contributor.authorHeino, Timi
dc.contributor.authorPuhtila, Panu
dc.contributor.authorLeppänen, Ville
dc.contributor.organizationfi=ohjelmistotekniikka|en=Software Engineering|
dc.contributor.organization-code1.2.246.10.2458963.20.71310837563
dc.contributor.organization-code2610302
dc.converis.publication-id458969247
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/458969247
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-27T23:07:32Z
dc.date.available2025-08-27T23:07:32Z
dc.description.abstractToday, users may share sensitive health data on web-based health services. We rely on these services to keep our data safe and secured, but this is not always the case. Therefore, this study investigates the privacy of a snapshot of 10 Finnish web-based health services, providing an analysis of health data leaks. We show that all analyzed services leaked at least some kind of personal data to third parties – from topics of visited pages to details on appointment bookings. While the situation has improved after we have notified the health service providers about this issue, the study serves as a reminder of the ongoing challenges in protecting user privacy in online health services and highlights the pressing need to address these issues.
dc.format.pagerange117
dc.format.pagerange121
dc.identifier.jour-issn1613-0073
dc.identifier.olddbid203436
dc.identifier.oldhandle10024/186463
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/11111/35688
dc.identifier.urlhttps://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3776/shortpaper10.pdf
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2025082790106
dc.language.isoen
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorRauti, Sampsa
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorCarlsson, Robin
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorHeino, Timi
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorPuhtila, Panu
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorLeppänen, Ville
dc.okm.discipline113 Computer and information sciencesen_GB
dc.okm.discipline113 Tietojenkäsittely ja informaatiotieteetfi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationnot an international co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeA4 Conference Article
dc.publisher.countryGermanyen_GB
dc.publisher.countrySaksafi_FI
dc.publisher.country-codeDE
dc.relation.conferenceAnnual Doctoral Symposium of Computer Science
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCEUR Workshop Proceedings
dc.relation.volume3776
dc.source.identifierhttps://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/186463
dc.titleHealth data leaks to third parties in web-based health services
dc.title.bookTKTP 2024: Annual Doctoral Symposium for Computer Science 2024: Proceedings of the 41 st Doctoral Symposium of the Finnish Society for Computer Science
dc.year.issued2024

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