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Health Data Brokerage Risks

Meaning

Health Data Brokerage Risks are the specific set of security, privacy, and ethical vulnerabilities associated with the commercial exchange or transfer of health-related information, even when purportedly de-identified, between data collectors and third-party entities. These risks include the potential for re-identification of anonymized hormonal profiles, non-compliant data usage outside of consented parameters, and the exploitation of sensitive health status for discriminatory purposes. Clinicians and patients must be fully aware of these inherent risks when engaging with digital health platforms that commercialize data.