Zack Whittaker reports: A New York-based spyware maker has agreed to notify the individuals whose phones were compromised by its mobile surveillance software, following a deal with the New York attorney general’s office announced Thursday. Under the agreement, Patrick Hinchy, whose 16 companies promoted apps like PhoneSpector and Highster, will also pay $410,000 in civil…
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Florida athletes may soon be required to submit their menstrual history to schools
Sommer Brugal and Andre Fernandez report: A proposed draft of a physical education form in Florida could require all high school student athletes to disclose information regarding their menstrual history — a move that’s already drawing pushback from opponents who say the measure would harm students. The draft — published last month by the Florida…
FTC Enforcement Action to Bar GoodRx from Sharing Consumers’ Sensitive Health Info for Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action for the first time under its Health Breach Notification Rule against the telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx Holdings Inc., for failing to notify consumers and others of its unauthorized disclosures of consumers’ personal health information to Facebook, Google, and other companies. In a first-of-its-kind proposed…
State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update – January 30, 2023
Ali Jessani, Samuel Kane, and Kirk Nahra of WilmerHale write: This post summarizes new bills proposed in Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington, as well as provides updates on several previously proposed bills that we are continuing to track. We have not yet seen a bill make significant traction through the…