Senior Project Advisor
Shri Mare
Document Type
Project - Campus-only Access
Publication Date
Spring 2025
Keywords
Computer Science, Telehealth, Application Development, Security, Privacy, COVID19, Open-Source, HIPAA, Psychology
Abstract
With the rapid growth of the telehealth industry following the COVID-19 pandemic, government regulations have struggled to address emerging privacy and ethical concerns. During my senior research at WWU, my group developed a functional telehealth platform but we lacked the time to explore the issues that we uncovered in depth. This paper extends that work by investigating privacy risks, unethical data practices, and user manipulation tactics in online healthcare platforms. It draws from my group's comparative analysis, psychological studies, and real-world lawsuits to highlight gaps in current protections. Finally, it proposes both technical and policy-based solutions to improve transparency, user control, and data security in future telehealth systems.
Department
Computer Science
Recommended Citation
Barenburg, Owen, "Security & Privacy in Online Healthcare" (2025). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 1014.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/1014
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf