Doxy.me

Doxy.me

Doxy.me
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Beoardielingsdatum: Sept. 8, 2021

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Doxy.me is a popular HIPAA compliant telemedicine platform used by doctors and therapists. It only works through web browsers – like Firefox, Chrome, or Safari – rather than as an app you download to your smartphone or computer. This means keeping your browser updated is crucial to protecting your privacy while online with your doctor. The telemedicine app is free for patients. Health providers and clinics must pay for the service. Doxy.me saw huge growth in 2020 because of the pandemic -- going from 80,000 users to over 750,000 in around six months. We’ll give them plenty of props for a clever April Fools joke they pulled announcing the release of their telemedicine app for dogs, Dogsee.me. Cute, and a fundraiser for a local animal rescue. Winning!

Wat kin der barre as der wat misgiet?

When we reviewed Doxy.me in 2020, we found a number of worrying privacy and security concerns. In our conversations with the company, a lot of these seemed to come from the growing pains of adding so many users so quickly during the pandemic. We’re really happy to see Doxy.me appears to have cleaned up many of the concerns we had last year. They now require a strong password to login by healthcare providers, which they didn’t last year. Because patients don’t need to set up an account with Doxy.me to use the service (only healthcare providers do) they do not collect patient data, which is nice. There a still a couple of things users should be mindful of. Because Doxy.me runs only a web browser, it is crucial users keep their browsers up-to-date to ensure the best possible security. And a couple tips to help keep your telehealth session secure: Ask you healthcare professional if they've secured the session on their end, don't use public WiFi, be aware of any personally identifiable information in your background or on your screen, and turn of any nearby device that could record your conversation.

  • mobile

Kin it my bespionearje? ynformaasje

Kamera

Apparaat: Net beskikber

App: Ja

Mikrofoan

Apparaat: Net beskikber

App: Ja

Folget lokaasje

Apparaat: Net beskikber

App: Nee

Wat is der nedich om jo oan te melden?

Users do not have to sign up for an account

Hokker gegevens sammelet it bedriuw?

Hoe brûkt it bedriuw dizze gegevens?

Doxy.me is very clear that they do not store patient data. For providers' data, Doxy.me claims that it uses data for legal and internal analysis purposes. Doxy.me claims that it does not share or sell data to third parties.

Hoe kinne jo jo gegevens beheare?

If a file is sent to the provider a photo is captured, this will be sent via end-to-end encryption and then destroyed after 15 minutes. If a clinician deletes their account, it is marked as such and removed from all systems within 30-days.

Hoe stiet it bedriuw bekend as it giet om it beskermjen fan brûkersgegevens?

Gemiddeld

No track record of data leaks so far. When we reviewed Doxy.me in 2020, we found a number of worrying privacy and security concerns. Now, it seems like these have been cleaned up.

Kin dit produkt offline brûkt wurde?

Net beskikber

Brûkersfreonlike privacyynformaasje?

Ja

Privacy information is short and holistic. More Q&A format would be appreciated though.

Keppelingen nei privacy-ynformaasje

Foldocht dit produkt oan ús minimale befeiligingsnoarmen? ynformaasje

Ja

Fersifering

Ja

End-to-end encryption of the calls.

Sterk wachtwurd

Ja

For a sign up, a strong password is required (an update since 2020).

Befeiligingsfernijingen

Ja

According to Doxy.me, web platform is continually updated to respond to the latest security vulnerabilities and trends.

Beheart kwetsberheden

Ja

Has a bug bounty program.

Privacybelied

Ja

Brûkt it produkt AI? ynformaasje

Nee

*Privacy net ynbegrepen

Djipper dûke

  • Doxy.me Launches Dogsee.me, The First Telemedicine Solution For Dogs
    PR Newswire Keppeling iepenet yn in nij ljepblêd
  • Doxy.me Experiences 10X Growth in Provider Users and Reaches Over 100 Million Patient Telehealth Visits
    Intrado Keppeling iepenet yn in nij ljepblêd
  • Telehealth Securtiy and Privacy Tips for Patients
    NIST Keppeling iepenet yn in nij ljepblêd
  • Beware Using Telemedicine for Voice and Speech Therapy
    Boston Univeristy Keppeling iepenet yn in nij ljepblêd

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