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FTC files order to ban GoodRx from sharing user data with advertisers

February 02, 2023 Reprints

The Federal Trade Commission on Feb. 1 filed a court order against pharmacy discount company GoodRx Inc. for failing to notify users that it shared their personal, identifiable health data with Facebook and Google and said it would permanently ban the company from sharing such information for ads, should the court order be federally approved, Axios reports. The court order is the first FTC action under the Health Breach Notification Rule, which requires companies to notify users when their health data is infringed upon, and includes several safeguards aimed at protecting consumer data.

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FTC files order to ban GoodRx from sharing user data with advertisers

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