Invasive Permissions, Privacy Concerns, and Excessive Notifications
An ePCR application should make EMS documentation easier, not become an ongoing intrusion into employees’ personal lives.
My biggest concerns are the excessive permissions, potential privacy implications, and constant critical notifications that continue even when I am logged out and completely off duty.
There is absolutely no reason for an application to continue sending critical alerts unrelated to me when I am not working a shift. These unnecessary interruptions are frustrating, intrusive, and ultimately create alert fatigue.
The permissions requested by the application also raise serious privacy concerns, particularly regarding location tracking and access to personal device functions outside working hours.
Logging out should mean logging out. When a user ends their session, the application should stop sending operational notifications, stop accessing location services, and discontinue all unnecessary background activity associated with that user.
EMS professionals already deal with enough interruptions and demands during their shifts. Their personal time should be respected.
At a minimum, this application needs better permission controls, notification management, and clear separation between on-duty and off-duty activity.
An ePCR application is a documentation tool, not a 24/7 employee monitoring system. Privacy, user control, and respect for off-duty boundaries should be fundamental requirements, not optional features.
My biggest concerns are the excessive permissions, potential privacy implications, and constant critical notifications that continue even when I am logged out and completely off duty.
There is absolutely no reason for an application to continue sending critical alerts unrelated to me when I am not working a shift. These unnecessary interruptions are frustrating, intrusive, and ultimately create alert fatigue.
The permissions requested by the application also raise serious privacy concerns, particularly regarding location tracking and access to personal device functions outside working hours.
Logging out should mean logging out. When a user ends their session, the application should stop sending operational notifications, stop accessing location services, and discontinue all unnecessary background activity associated with that user.
EMS professionals already deal with enough interruptions and demands during their shifts. Their personal time should be respected.
At a minimum, this application needs better permission controls, notification management, and clear separation between on-duty and off-duty activity.
An ePCR application is a documentation tool, not a 24/7 employee monitoring system. Privacy, user control, and respect for off-duty boundaries should be fundamental requirements, not optional features.
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