The Federal Trade Commission finalized an order requiring online counseling service BetterHelp to pay $7.8 million and prohibiting it from sharing consumers’ health data for advertising, resolving allegations the firm shared consumers’ sensitive health data with third parties such as Facebook and Snapchat for advertising after promising to keep such data private. In an action first…
Category: Govt
FTC investigates OpenAI over data leak and ChatGPT’s inaccuracy
Cat Zakrzewski reports: The Federal Trade Commission has opened an expansive investigation into OpenAI, probing whether the maker of the popular ChatGPT bot has run afoul of consumer protection laws by putting personal reputations and data at risk. The agency this week sent the San Francisco company a 20-page demand for records about how it…
HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Advance Non-discrimination in Health and Human Service Programs for LGBTQI+ Community
HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Advance Non-discrimination in Health and Human Service Programs for LGBTQI+ Community The proposal reaffirms federal protections against discrimination in HHS grants and makes clear civil rights protections previously restricted. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Assistant Secretary for…
NOAA Fisheries wants to create a nationwide law enforcement database
Nathan Strout reports: NOAA Fisheries wants to create a new national database to collect private and public information – including vehicle registrations, phone records, social media accounts, and more – to help its law-enforcement division conduct investigations. The agency issued a notice in late June seeking contractors capable of building the new system. Companies currently…