Clinical software on personal mobile devices needs regulation

Fernando, Juanita I

doi:10.5694/mja13.10175

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In reply: I appreciate the interest in my article.1 More comprehensive research work is currently underway to evaluate the application of personal mobile devices (PMDs) in the context of security risks posed by their intrinsic functions. The importance of such research findings is borne out by emerging discussions.1-4

1 Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
2 Australian Privacy Foundation, Canberra, ACT.

Correspondence: juanita.fernando@monash.edu

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