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…
In 2023, Resolve to Fix Your Organization’s Meta Pixel Problem
In 2023, Resolve to Fix Your Organization’s Meta Pixel Problem It’s time to be proactive about user privacy. Find out if you’re sending too much data to Facebook—or if you need to send data at all By: Maria Puertas and Simon Fondrie-Teitler We all use the internet to complete increasingly sensitive tasks: book doctor’s appointments,…
Controversial spyware technology group with links to Ireland to be investigated by Justice Committee
Colm Keena reports: An Oireachtas committee is to examine the existence of companies in Ireland involved in the production of spyware. Spyware technology can secretly turn a person’s smartphone into a surveillance device, allowing for remote access to the microphone and camera on the phone as well as to stored text messages and photographs. The decision…
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…