Jeannie Baumann reports: A 2021 FTC settlement with fertility app Flo Health Inc. after it allegedly compromised users’ sensitive health information offers a window into how the federal government could partially protect that data if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The leak of a draft Supreme Court decision reversing Roe prompted calls to delete apps tracking menstruation amid fears…
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Lawsuit Brings Allegations of HIPAA Violation Against Prisma Health
Kendall Heebink writes: A plaintiff filed suit against defendant Prisma Health and third party defendant RevMD Partners LLC on Monday in the District of South Carolina. The complaint for damages and injunctive relief cites violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Read more at Law Street Media….
UK: Pregnant nurse says Nottingham doctor invaded her privacy
Amy Phipps reports: A pregnant nurse has accused a health trust of sweeping an information breach under the carpet, after her doctor ex-boyfriend accessed her medical records. Tanya Sunrise, 38, said she felt her privacy had been violated by the consultant at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. Miss Sunrise has now moved her treatment…
Data Broker SafeGraph Stops Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Planned Parenthood
Joseph Cox reports: SafeGraph, a location data broker, has stopped offering data related to Planned Parenthood and other similar family planning centers after Motherboard found it was possible to buy information on how many people were visiting the facilities, where they came from, and where they went afterwards, something that experts saw as highly concerning in the…