Table 6.
Risks to privacy owing to data aggregation within fourth party network
| User action in app | Data transmission | 3rd party recipient | 4th party profile (Alphabet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Content | |||
| Searches UpToDate for “rosacea” | Profile nickname | Joy | Crashlytics (owned by Alphabet) | Pseudonym: Joy (1234567890) Device*: Google Pixel running Android 7.1 “Nougat” Phone No*: +61 555 555 555 Last seen*: 31 January 2019 4.55 pm Apps used: UpToDate, Pill Identifier and Drug List, Medsmart Meds & Pill Reminder App, Starbucks, Glow Period Tracker, Uber, Runtastic, eHarmony, Facebook, Whatsapp, CommBank Mobile carrier*: Vodafone Australia City‡: Sydney Location*: Camperdown Sex: Female Age‡: 30-45 Drugs: Jurnista, Mobic, Topamax, Crestor, Lexapro Hobbies‡: coffee, running, dating Health conditions: fertility, chronic pain, joint pain, epilepsy, migraines, high cholesterol, depression |
| Android ID (unique) | 1234567890 | |||
| Operating System | Android 7.1 “Nougat” | |||
| Device | Google Pixel 1 | |||
| Looks up patient’s “pain” pill in Pill Identifier and Drug List | Browsing | Search “red”, “round” tablet; browse Jurnista images†; browse hydromorphone controlled release uses | Google Analytics (owned by Alphabet) | |
| Last seen | 1 hour ago | |||
| Operating System | Android 7.1 “Nougat” | |||
| Device | Google Pixel | |||
| Sets reminder for own prescriptions in Medsmart Meds & Pill Reminder App | Operating System | Android 7.1 “Nougat” | Mixpanel (integrates with Google BigQuery, owned by Alphabet) | |
| Device | Google Pixel 1 | |||
| Mobile carrier | Vodafone Australia | |||
| Connection type | WiFi | |||
| Drug list | Drug list§: meloxicam (Mobic) 15 mg capsule daily; topiramate (Topamax) 50 mg tablet twice daily; rosuvastatin (Crestor) 10 mg tablet daily; escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 mg tablet daily | |||
Information collected by Google from “apps, browsers, and devices you use to access Google services”
App user may search for or input brand or generic names; Jurnista is brand name for hydromorphone hydrochloride, used for treatment of moderate to severe pain.
Information inferred by Google on basis of aggregated data from third party sources including “apps that use Google advertising services,” “your activity on other sites and apps,” and “trusted partners, including marketing partners” per Google’s privacy policy.
App user in this profile was prescribed meloxicam (Mobic tablets for relief of migraine associated pain), topiramate (Topamax for treatment of migraine headaches), rosuvastatin (Crestor to lower high cholesterol), and escitalopram (Lexapro for treatment of depression).