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The Federal Trade Commission continues to crack down on irresponsible consumer health data privacy practices. See the latest: https://lnkd.in/eAusrzDR It is time to raise the bar for protecting consumer health privacy. https://lnkd.in/d4fA98qt #DataPrivacy #Telehealth #HealthData

Privacy enforcement continues to be strong. Two online healthcare providers have been penalized for violating patient privacy. Monument ($2.5 million penalty) and Cerebral ($7 million penalty) used website pixel tracking and shared users' private personal information with third-party advertisers. The FTC investigated and settled with both. These are two examples, but there are dozens of lawsuits and investigations involving website pixel tracking in healthcare. The FTC and OCR, which oversees HIPAA, both consider website pixel trackers to violate individuals' right to privacy, and patients are going to court to enforce consumer protection and privacy laws. #HIPAAcompliance #HIPAASecurityRule #HIPAARiskAnalysis https://lnkd.in/ewK6Xymm

“The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered the mental telehealth company Cerebral from using or disclosing personal data for advertising purposes.     It has also been fined more than $7 million over charges that it revealed users' sensitive personal health information and other data to third parties for advertising purposes and failed to honor its easy cancellation policies.     "Cerebral and its former CEO, Kyle Robertson, repeatedly broke their privacy promises to consumers and misled them about the company's cancellation policies," the FTC said in a press statement.”    The FTC has ordered a mental health company, called Cerebral, to stop using customer personal data for third-party advertisements. Cerebral had allegedly exposed personal details of about 3.2 million people to social media like LinkedIn, Snapchat, and TikTok using tools on their websites and apps meant for advertisements and data analysis. More companies are increasingly leveraging the data of their users and loyal clientele for their own benefit. It is advisable to exercise caution in disclosing personal information online and refrain from providing unnecessary details. https://lnkd.in/gzMZkmys  #cybertronium #cybertroniummalaysia #privacybreach #regulatorycompliance 

Are you ready for the Washington My Health My Data Act? Most of the law's provisions take effect on March 31, 2024 - just a matter of weeks from now. Anxious? No worries, BCLP's got you covered. Check out this timely alert from my colleagues Amy de La Lama, Christian Auty and Goli Mahdavi. #wmhmda #dataprivacy #privacy #privacylaw #compliance

Privacy laws regulating consumer health data in Nevada and Washington take effect March 31. Companies should take notice even if they don’t think they collect consumer health data – they might be surprised. Thora Johnson | Matthew Coleman | Kyle G. Kessler (she/her) | Cosmas Robless #healthdata #consumerhealthdata #privacy #dataprivacy #privacylaw https://lnkd.in/e77g2Mtc

Learn out. Consumer Protection Laws Need an Update To Combat Behavioral Manipulation and Safeguard Privacy in the Digital Era https://buff.ly/48IoQL6 via @ProMarket_org #tech #digital #data #privacy

Your Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice should be finalized and posted on your website by March 31. This notice is a critical component of demonstrating compliance with the Washington My Health My Data Act, and non-compliance can mean being a test case for enforcement or the expansive private right of action. Here are some considerations for making your notice accurate and not confusing for consumers, regulators, and plaintiffs’ attorneys looking for low hanging fruit. #dataprivacy #healthlaw #MyHealthMyDataAct

Your Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice should be finalized and posted on your website by March 31. This notice is a critical component of demonstrating compliance with the Washington My Health My Data Act, and non-compliance can mean being a test case for enforcement or the expansive private right of action. Here are some considerations for making your notice accurate and not confusing for consumers, regulators, and plaintiffs’ attorneys looking for low hanging fruit. #dataprivacy #healthlaw #MyHealthMyDataAct

Your Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice should be finalized and posted on your website by March 31. This notice is a critical component of demonstrating compliance with the Washington My Health My Data Act, and non-compliance can mean being a test case for enforcement or the expansive private right of action. Here are some considerations for making your notice accurate and not confusing for consumers, regulators, and plaintiffs’ attorneys looking for low hanging fruit. #dataprivacy #healthlaw #MyHealthMyDataAct

Your Consumer Health Data Privacy Notice should be finalized and posted on your website by March 31. This notice is a critical component of demonstrating compliance with the Washington My Health My Data Act, and non-compliance can mean being a test case for enforcement or the expansive private right of action. Read on for some considerations from my colleague Meghan O'Connor, CIPP/US for making your notice accurate and not confusing for consumers, regulators, and plaintiffs’ attorneys looking for low hanging fruit. #privacy #privacylaw #washingtonstate https://lnkd.in/g8wrtq4q