EU Group Calls For Official Health App Assessments As Google And Apple Act As ‘De Facto Regulators’
Executive Summary
The regulation of health and wellness apps in the EU and beyond should involve certification from a third-party organization, while proposed legislation on health data must align with the Medical Device Regulation, warns European Commission group Label2Enable.
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