FTC finalizes changes to data privacy rule to step up scrutiny of digital health apps
05/01/24 at 02:15 AM
FTC finalizes changes to data privacy rule to step up scrutiny of digital health apps
Fierce Healthcare; by Heather Landi; 4/26/24
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a rule Friday that aims to tighten the reins on digital health apps sharing consumers' sensitive medical data with tech companies. The agency issued a final version of its revised Health Breach Notification Rule to underscore the rule’s applicability to health apps in a bid to protect consumers' data privacy and provide more transparency about how companies collect their health information.