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Mental health apps are collecting more than emotional conversations — Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Pexels

7 Silent Tricks Mental Health Therapy Apps Use for Data

In 2023, a CE Mark audit revealed that 68% of mental health therapy apps harvest biometric data beyond voice or text, turning simple conversations into multi-modal surveillance. Users often assume these tools are purely therapeutic, yet they embed silent data-collection tricks that can expose intimate details without clear consent. Medical

Mental health apps are leaking your private thoughts. How do you protect yourself? — Photo by Rajesh S Balouria on Pexels

mental health apps privacy

5 Security Fails in Mental Health Therapy Apps

Mental health therapy apps often leave your private conversations exposed because they fail to encrypt data, disclose sharing practices, and lack proper security audits. In 2024 a comprehensive security audit of popular therapy apps found that unencrypted conversation logs were stored on devices, making them vulnerable to simple file-system snooping.