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Some Things are Best Kept Private: FTC Settles with Company for Using Private Health Data in Public Physician Reviews

The FTC recently reinforced its commitment to protecting consumer health data in its settlement with electronic health record company Practice Fusion. The company, which stores consumer health data in a cloud for…

FTC Holds Privacy Seminar on Health Data, Emphasizes Transparency

Last week, the FTC held its third and final spring privacy seminar on the implications of consumer generated and controlled health data. The seminar featured presentations by Latanya Sweeney, the FTC’s Chief…