An alcohol addiction treatment firm has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to cease disclosing health data for advertising purposes without consent. This decision follows charges by the FTC that the firm shared sensitive health information of its clients without their authorization. The FTC's action highlights a growing concern over privacy practices in the telehealth industry, particularly regarding the handling of sensitive health data. Investigations by STAT and The Markup have previously exposed such data sharing practices among telehealth startups and large advertisers. The FTC Chair emphasized the necessity for companies to obtain explicit consent from users before sharing their sensitive information.
Companies Need Users' Affirmative OK to Share Sensitive Data, FTC Chair Says https://t.co/acEdeboXk0
FTC cracks down on telehealth addiction service Monument for sharing sensitive health data. Such 'out of control' data sharing by telehealth startups with large advertisers was first revealed in an investigation by STAT's @KatieMPalmer and @themarkup. https://t.co/eKIu43tqqq
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