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FTC Fines GoodRx $1.5 Million For Sharing Health Data To Google And Facebook

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a $1.5 million fine to the online pharmacy and telehealth service GoodRx. 

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For sharing private health information from its patients to Google, Facebook, and other third-party companies without their consent.

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GoodRx has also agreed to an unheard-of provision that prohibits the company...

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From sharing information about consumers' health with third parties to promote their products.

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The FTC's complaint follows an investigation by Consumer Reports. 

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Reporters discovered earlier that GoodRx had been sharing non-consensually the private health information of its clients with more than 20 other companies.

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