FTC says health apps must notify consumers about data breaches — or face fines | TechCrunch

Is your fitness wearable ie, Fitbit, apple watch, or another device (such as a monitored pacemaker, glucometer being hacked ? Many of these devices are monitored by third parties to ensure reliability or report to the provider about the usage of the device. Their intent may. be benevolent to endure you are compliant, however there are many hackers stealing your data to sell to other interested parties.  The concerning issues are pointed out in this bulleting from the Federal Trade Commission.  Check out your monitoring device to see if it is HIPAA compliant. In the near future all monitoring devices should carry a HIPAA compliant badge on it and/or the instruction sheet much like a CE or UL approval rating.

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