About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

LOG IN
LOG IN


8 Law, Tech. & Hum. 1 (2026)

handle is hein.journals/lwtchmn8 and id is 1 raw text is: ithk utduau/ Volume 8 (1) 2026 _AW, TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANS https://doi.org/10.5204/Ithj.4601 Introduction Digital Health Data Regulation in a Neoliberal Era: Lessons from the Global South Sharifah Sekalala University of Warwick, United Kingdom Tatenda Chatikobo University of Warwick, United Kingdom Pamela Andanda University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Abstract 1. Introduction Data-driven health solutions, including diagnostics and health applications (health apps), ambient voice technologies (AVT), wellness and fitness trackers and system-level solutions such as electronic health records, have the potential to revolutionise healthcare delivery. However, the increasing amount of sensitive health data collected through these digital health innovations raises the risks of data-related harms. These risks may be amplified by the growing use of artificial intelligence (Al) interventions that depend on large datasets, which constantly create stronger incentives to collect more data. Al use for health risk predictions in lifestyle and insurance markets has also blurred the lines between health, wellness and illness1, rendering the body a flexible object subject to persistent, continuous surveillance.2 Moreover, the possibility that health data may be 1 Sekalala, Digital Health for Shared Value. 2 Rubeis, Liquid Health. O Except where otherwise noted, content in this journal is licensed under a As an open access journal, articles are free to use with proper attribution. ISSN: 2652-4074 (Online) © The Author/s 2026 1