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

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

US to probe Amazon over its iRobot, One Medical acquisitions – ET HealthWorld

US to probe Amazon over its iRobot, One Medical acquisitions – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: E-commerce giant Amazon is facing larger scrutiny by the US Federal Trade Commission into its latest proposed acquisitions of robot vacuum maker iRobot and 1Life Healthcare, which operates primary care provider One Medical. Amazon announced its proposed acquisition of One Medical for $3.9 billion in July and iRobot for $1.7 billion in August. … Read more