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Blue Shield of California shared private health data

Epic and Google Partnership

Data Privacy and Insurance Companies (and Tech Companies) From Techspot Blue Shield of California disclosed that it shared the private health data of up to 4.7 million members with Google’s analytics and advertising platforms over a three-year period, from April 2021 to January 2024. This occurred due to a misconfiguration in Google Analytics, which allowed sensitive health information—such… Read More »

CTA Stance on FTC Proposed Changes

Protecting Health Data Privacy: CTA’s Stance on FTC’s Proposed Changes Editors Note: nice article by Rachel Nemeth explaining the CTA opposition or comments on the FTC NPRM Rachel Nemeth Senior Director Regulatory Affairs at Consumer Technology Association August 9, 2023 Open Immersive Reader In mid-May, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed modifications to the Health Breach Notification Rule, sparking an important… Read More »