Mission creep / data misuse

Abstract

Data misuse, also known as mission creep, in the context of this research pathway entry - goes to the core of (mis)using a patient’s personal health data, beyond the purpose(s) for which it was collected. Whilst it may sometimes be closely related to function creep, a very well-known phenomenon in the field of science and technology studies (describing an instance where systems or technologies expand beyond their initial scope of deployment) - mission creep or data misuse is more focused on the legitimacy and purposes for which patient data is collected, used, stored, and processed.