FTC says it will crack down on medical and location data sharing after abortion privacy concerns
by Corin Faife from The Verge - All Posts on (#61A0K)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it will step up to protect the privacy of consumers in a post-Roe America, declaring the agency is committed to fully enforcing the law" against illegal sharing of sensitive medical and location data.
In a blog post published on Monday by Kristin Cohen, the FTC's acting associate director in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, the commission took particular aim at data brokers and third parties who share previously collected information. The post points to a wide range of sources that can potentially collect sensitive information about a user but highlights the combination of location data and health data as presenting a particular risk to consumers.
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