GoodRx to pay $1.5 million fine for sharing customer health info with Google, Facebook

Telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after violating rules saying the company must notify customers that it was sharing personal health information with advertising giants.

According to the FTC complaint, GoodRx violated the Health Breach Notification Rule by failing to let its customers know that for years it was sharing this sensitive data with advertising companies and platforms including Facebook, Google, Criteo, Branch and …

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