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GoodRx: US government fines health app for sharing data with Facebook and Google, Health News, ET HealthWorld

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GoodRx: US government fines health app for sharing data with Facebook and Google, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has imposed a 1.5 million fine on US-based healthcare company GoodRx Holdings for sharing users’ personal health data with Facebook, Google, and other third parties without their consent, media reports said. The company operates a telemedicine platform and has a free-to-use website as well as a mobile … Read more

FTC fines GoodRx for unauthorized sharing of health data, Health News, ET HealthWorld

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FTC fines GoodRx for unauthorized sharing of health data, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Santa Monica: In a first-of-its-kind enforcement, the Federal Trade Commission has imposed a $1.5 million penalty on telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx Holdings Inc. for sharing users’ personal health data with Facebook, Google and other third parties without their consent. Under a settlement, California-based GoodRx also accepted that it will be prohibited going … Read more