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Betsy Hodge Discusses FTC Enforcement on Health Data Privacy with HealthcareInfoSecurity
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Fusion42 · 24 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The FTC, together with Utah and California, sued telehealth company Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing sensitive patient data with advertising platforms despite promises of privacy. Betsy Hodge highlights the bipartisan enforcement focus on health data privacy and advises companies to actively audit data sharing practices beyond mere HIPAA compliance.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure, and 4 sources have reported it between 29 Jul 2026 and 10 Aug 2026.
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You must urgently check if your health data sharing matches your privacy promises or face similar FTC action. This is about your consumer promises, not just HIPAA rules, so audit your trackers and pixel data now.
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4 sources · first reported 29 Jul 2026 · latest 10 Aug 2026
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