On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a policy statement to offer guidance on the scope of its Health Breach Notification Rule (the Rule) in relation to health applications and connected devices. The Rule, issued in 2009, helps ensure entities not covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are held accountable when consumers’ sensitive health information that has been entrusted to them is compromised.
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FTC Warns Health Apps, Connected Device Companies to Comply with Health Breach Notification Rule Posted on: September 22, 2021 In: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
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