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What's on Your Mind? Exploring Privacy of Mental Health Apps
Analysis of 25 mental health apps reveals all embed undisclosed trackers, 16 permission-policy contradictions, and unclear third-party AI processing, showing disclosure practices fall short of informed consent standards.