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Fertility app slapped $ 200,000 for leaking customer’s health data in US – ET HealthWorld

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Fertility app slapped $ 200,000 for leaking customer’s health data in US – ET HealthWorld

Washington: The company behind a popular fertility app has agreed to pay $ 200,000 in federal and state fines after authorities alleged that it had shared users’ personal health information for years without their consent, including to Google and to two companies based in China, according to CNN Business. The app, known as Premom, will … 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