Politico May 2, 2023
THE FTC’S NEW M.O. — The Federal Trade Commission has made protecting online health data a priority of its enforcement agenda in the absence of new federal data privacy legislation, POLITICO’s Ruth Reader reports.
How we got here: The FTC has focused on protecting health data not currently guarded by the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, which requires providers, insurers and other medical industry firms to safeguard patient data.
It largely uses its principal power — to police “unfair and deceptive” practices — to crack down on companies that misrepresent their data privacy policies or collect and share data in ways the agency deems unfair.
What it’s done so far: Earlier this year, the FTC cited...
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