FTC seeks to broaden breach notification rule to include apps, connected devices

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to amend and expand its Health Breach Notification Rule, or HBNR, to cover entities not previously covered by HIPAA, allow them to use email and other electronic data breach notification methods and require that they include the names of any third parties who might have acquired any unsecured identifiable health information.

WHY IT MATTERS

On the heels of filing a complaint in federal court against the Illinois-based Easy Healthcare Corporation for sharing its free …