Healthcare DIVE November 22, 2022
Rebecca Pifer

Dive Brief:

  • A group of 10 state attorneys general is asking Apple to enact stronger privacy controls for third-party apps collecting reproductive health information, as concerns around the sensitive data mount following the demise of Roe v. Wade earlier this year.
  • Apps holding the sensitive health data should be required to delete nonessential information and clearly inform consumers what information they share with parties such as law enforcement, the AGs said in a letter sent Monday to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
  • The New Jersey-led coalition also urged Apple to conduct periodic audits and remove noncompliant third-party apps from its app store.

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