US FTC asserts oversight over health apps

By Dave Perera ( September 16, 2021, 01:58 GMT | Insight) -- The US Federal Trade Commission says it has the authority to oversee smartphone apps containing consumer health data. It issued a policy statement that legal and policy experts told MLex appears to go beyond the text of its health breach notification rule.Smartphone apps containing consumer health data are subject to US Federal Trade Commission oversight, the agency asserted today in a 3-2 party-line vote authorizing a new interpretation of its health data breach notification rule....

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