The FTC has issued a revised Health Breach Notification Rule, aimed at protecting consumer medical information on digital ...
In early February 2023, the FTC and GoodRx settled to resolve several claims under the FTC Act and the HBNR Rule against GoodRx. The enforcement action was the first of its kind under the FTC’s ...
The final rule underscores that the Health Breach Notification Rule applies to health apps and emerging technologies outside ...
Regulators have been pursuing more enforcement actions against health applications sharing consumers’ data. Friday’s final rule should give those actions more heft.
Early last year, the FTC notched its first settlement under the HBNR, forcing drug discount provider GoodRx to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty after finding it disclosed consumers’ information ...
The FTC has applied the HBNR to mobile health applications, as its recent enforcement actions against GoodRx and Easy Healthcare show. With GoodRx disputing the applicability of the HBNR to its ...
We’ve talked before about the FTC’s focus on consumer health privacy. In cases against BetterHelp and GoodRx, a blog post announcing rules it intends to enforce in the space, and a report ...
The FTCC on Friday issued regulations that will require operators of online health services and apps to notify consumers about "unauthorized" disclosures of their identifiable health data -- including ...