Experts urge FTC to modernize health breach notification rules as comment period closes

The public comment period for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed changes to its health breach notification rules closed Tuesday, with a variety of consumer protection and privacy organizations urging their adoption, while highlighting how inadequate health privacy regulations are for the digital age. The FTC announced the proposed rules change in May, saying it

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