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On January 21, 2021, President Biden designated Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chair of the FTC. Soon thereafter in one of her first.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
On January 21, 2021, President Biden designated Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chair of the FTC. Soon thereafter in one of her first speeches in her new role, Chairwoman Slaughter announced two substantive areas of priority for the FTC – the COVID-19 pandemic and racial equity.
The COVID-19 Pandemic
Chairwoman Slaughter noted that the FTC will play an important role in solving pandemic-induced privacy and security issues and identified two sub issues in particular that the FTC will pursue.
Education Technology
First, the pandemic has led to a surge in distance learning. The FTC has power to enforce privacy in the education technology (“ed tech”) space through authority conferred by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). COPPA generally requires commercial websites and online services, including mobile applications, aimed at children, or that have actual
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February 2, 2021
A user of the popular fertility tracking application Flo Period & Ovulation Tracker (Flo App) has filed suit against Flo Health, Inc. for violations of state and federal privacy laws. The user claimed that though the company assured users that it would not share their intimate health data, in actuality, Flo Health repeatedly disclosed users’ information to third-parties, including Facebook and Google.
Last week’s complaint comes on the heels of a settlement Flo Health reached with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that the defendant made a variety of fraudulent misrepresentations to Flo App users in violation of their privacy rights. The settlement requires the company to reform its practices. For example, an independent reviewer must now approve its data privacy practices and the company must obtain user consent before sharing users’ health information.
Thu, Jan 21st 2021 1:39pm
Karl Bode
Another day, another privacy scandal where the penalties do virtually nothing to prevent history from repeating itself. This time the focus is on the Flo Period period and fertility tracking app, which has struck an arguably pathetic deal with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it lied to app users about sharing private health information with third-party firms, including Facebook and Google. According to the complaint and settlement, Flo informed the app s users that customer data would be kept private. Instead, Flo sold consumer data, including the dates of user periods and their pregnancy plans with third parties: