By default, The Scam Test App keeps all of your saved decisions on your device. We do not store your decisions on any external server. If you decide to backup your decisions or to synchronize them with another device, your decisions will be uploaded to your iCloud account which we have no access to. You decide which data should be kept in the app and we have no access to this data. </p style=”font-size: 1.2em;”>
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This tool was developed collaboratively with input from the public and professionals. We thank everyone who reviewed drafts and provided valuable feedback, including:
- Plain Language Group of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON
The working group provided oversight and leadership:
- Bernie Garrett, Associate Professor, UBC School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC
- Elsie Petch, MHSc, Health Literacy Consultant, Toronto, ON
- Lea Elcombe, Facilitator of the Plain Language Group of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON
- Alifa Khan, Patient Advocate, Orangeville, ON
- Denielle Wiebe, Graphic Designer, CCMI, Quesnel, BC
- Connie Davis, Development Project Lead, CCMI, Hope BC
This tool was based on the research of Dr. Bernie Garrett at The University of British Columbia School of Nursing. For more details see Garrett, B. Murphy, S, Jamal, S., Macphee, M., Reardon, J., Cheung, W., Malia, E., Jackson, C. (2018) Internet Health Scams – Developing a taxonomy and risk‐of‐deception assessment tool. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2018; 1–15. https://rdcu.be/5XCW