Security Boulevard February 21, 2022
Deb Radcliff

Healthcare apps are under increased scrutiny by Federal Agencies for privacy and security violations.

Healthcare apps are under increased scrutiny by federal agencies. Most recently, a policy statement approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in September affirmed that health apps and connected devices that collect or use consumers’ health information must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule requiring the application vendors to notify consumers and others when their health data is breached through those applications.

According to the FTC’s formal policy statement, this covers those applications that are not already under the umbrella of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including in particular, health-based consumer applications.

In this new policy statement, which strengthens the FTC’s ability...

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