STAT+: FTC Commissioner criticizes $1.5 million GoodRx fine for health data leaks
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission made history by enforcing, for the first time, its power to go after companies that don’t notify consumers about health data breaches. The agency said it will fine GoodRx $1.5 million for sharing its users’ private health information with data brokers and advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google.
To one of the commissioners, though, that’s chump change.
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