Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton is looking at TELUS’ virtual health-care app, Babylon, to ensure it complies with privacy laws.
A notice saying Clayton “launched investigations” into the app was posted on the OIPC website Tuesday. The investigations were opened “after concerns were identified in separate privacy impact assessments (PIAs) that a Calgary-based physician and Babylon Health Canada Limited had submitted on the app,” the notice reads.
On March 19, the Alberta government said the Babylon app would be another way people could access medical advice, allowing them to meet with a doctor (though not necessarily their doctor) virtually.