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 fine of 1.5 million on an American company health company goodx Holdings to share users’ personal health data with Facebook, Googleand other third parties without your consent, according to media reports. The company operates a telemedicine platform and has a free-to-use website, as well … Read more

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

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

Santa Monica: In a one-of-a-kind execution, the Federal Trade Commission has fined $1.5 million on prescription drug discount and telehealth provider GoodRx Holdings Inc. to share the personal data of users health data with Facebook, Google and other third parties without your consent. Under an agreement, based in California goodx also accepted that it will … 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 Facing great scrutiny by US Federal Trade Commission In its latest proposed acquisition of a robot vacuum maker iRobot and 1 life Health carewhich operates primary care provider One Medical. Amazon announced the proposed acquisition of One Medical for $3.9 billion in July and iRobot for $1.7 billion in August. … Read more

U.S. sues broker for selling data that could track church, health clinic visits – ET HealthWorld

U.S. sues broker for selling data that could track church, health clinic visits – ET HealthWorld

Washington: The US Federal Trade Commission The Idaho-based data broker was sued on Monday Kochwa Inc. to sell geolocation data from millions of mobile devices that can be used to track consumers. This FTC Consumer data can be used to trace people’s movements to and from sensitive locations, including “reproductive health clinics, places of worship, … Read more