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FTC Pulls Back Health Breach Notification Policy for Apps and Connected Devices

Biden-era policy statement that had expanded expectations around breach notifications for certain health apps and connected-device providers. The move is part of a broader agency push toward regulatory streamlining, but it also sends a clear signal to the digital-health market: the FTC may be narrowing how aggressively it...

FTC Pulls Back Health Breach Notification Policy for Apps and Connected Devices

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Biden-era policy statement that had expanded expectations around breach notifications for certain health apps and connected-device providers.

The move is part of a broader agency push toward regulatory streamlining, but it also sends a clear signal to the digital-health market: the FTC may be narrowing how aggressively it...

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Biden-era policy statement that had expanded expectations around breach notifications for certain health apps and connected-device providers. The move is part of a broader agency push toward regulatory streamlining, but it also sends a clear signal to the digital-health market: the FTC may be narrowing how aggressively it...

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