The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...

A whole industry of data brokers buys up vast quantities of electronic information from cell phone apps and web browsers and sells it to advertisers who use that data to target ads. The same industry ...

Your personal data is a highly valuable commodity. Companies often treat it like a resource to be mined and traded. In practice, this means that everything you do on the Internet, what you search, ...

Personal informatics and health data management represent a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field that encompasses the systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of individual health ...

Biologic agents themselves have also become more complex, going beyond simply producing naturally occurring macromolecules to altering or modifying them for increased efficiency or more specific ...

Kayte Spector-Bagdady, is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, ...

Vijayashree Natarajan is senior vice president and head of technology at Omega Healthcare, which produces financial, administrative and clinical systems for healthcare organizations. Given her ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is hungry for data—the more real-world data we can give it, the better. AI applications can deliver immense value when provided with a continuous stream of robust, ...

Americans’ personal data is now spread across more digital platforms than ever. From online shopping habits to fitness tracking logs, personal information ends up in hundreds of company databases.

The Biomedical and Health Informatics PhD program prepares individuals to develop and apply informatics theories and tools to solve complex problems across the life sciences and health ecosystem. The ...