In a blog post published yesterday, Google announced that it will work on a health project with the University of Oregon. The technology giant will collect user data through the Google Health Studies application. The research will reveal how digital technology affects well-being and mental health.
Google will keep the identities of the people participating in the research confidential!
Registration for this health project of Google will open on May 27. Android users and US citizens in the adult age group can participate in the project, which will last for four weeks. Google has announced that it will hide the identities of the research participants due to the violation.
Nicholas Allen, Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon, made the following statements for the health project they will carry out with Google:
“The data comes from the Google Helath Studies app, which allows ordinary people to participate in human health studies from respected institutions. will be collected using. As the research studies will include data on various medical conditions, Google will allow the app to control the sensitive data users enter. This new study will focus on the impact of smartphones on mental health.”
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Google shared in its blog post that volunteers to participate in the research should download the Google Health Studies app and sign up on May 27. Technology giant Google will keep a record of all health data of users, including the number of daily steps.
The technology company said the following about its research:
“We will build a large representative sample and take direct, objective measurements of how people use their phones with their informed consent. To do this, we will use passive and continuous detection technology, rather than relying solely on self-reports. The study will also use participants’ phones to directly measure many of the established building blocks of well-being, such as sleep and physical activity.”
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