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Digital technologies have enabled massive and continuous production of data that can be used to study and improve health. In this paper, we discuss how digital technologies have been used in public health; outline potential opportunities for using these technologies and data in the study of pre-hospital diagnostic delays; discuss critical legal, ethical, and methodological challenges; and provide guidance on what researchers should consider when using these data. This is not meant to be a comprehensive review of the field. We aim to highlight contributions that might be relevant to the topic of pre-hospital diagnostic delay while also providing some history on how these data sources have been used in public health.