FTC Settlement With Fertility-Tracking App May Have Costly Ramifications for Companies Who Use Third-Party Data Analytics Software
By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/21
On January 13, 2021, the FTC announced that fertility app developer Flo Health, Inc. (“Flo”) agreed to a settlement over allegations that the company shared app users’ health information with third-party data analytics providers, including Facebook and Google. The FTC originally filed the complaint against Flo after 2019 media reports alleged that the app used by more than 100 million consumers had shared customer information despite representations that Flo would keep such information private....
By: Knobbe Martens