On May 17, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (in the form of a stipulated order)1 with Easy Healthcare Corporation, which operates the Premom fertility tracking app (Premom). The
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FTC Announces Proposed Amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule




On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a number of proposed amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (the Rule), the latest in a series of actions taken by the agency to…
Continue Reading FTC Announces Proposed Amendments to the Health Breach Notification RuleFTC Adopts New Policy Statement Warning About Misuses of Biometric Information

On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted during its open meeting to adopt a new policy statement on biometric information and Section 5 of the FTC Act. In the statement, the…
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On May 3, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it issued an order to show cause (the “show cause order”) to Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc., “Meta”). The show cause order proposes…
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On March 2, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement agreement (also referred to as “proposed consent order”) with BetterHelp, Inc., an online counseling service, for allegedly disclosing its website visitors’ and…
Continue Reading FTC Announces Settlement with BetterHelp for Disclosing Consumers’ Health Information to Third-Party AdvertisersFTC Announces First Enforcement Action Under the Health Breach Notification Rule Against GoodRx




On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint against and proposed settlement agreement (the “proposed order”) with GoodRx, a digital health company, over its data sharing practices that allegedly…
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