Privacy Laws, Mobile Health Apps

California limits certification, revealing challenges for litigating privacy cases

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/30/2025

In the recent high-profile civil class action, Frasco v. Flo Health, a California federal court issued a significant ruling partially certifying a nationwide class and California subclass of individuals who used the Flo...more

What is FemTech and How Can It Meet the Privacy Needs of Its Users?

BCLP on 3/11/2024

In part one of our series "FemTech: how this growing industry can build trust, protect privacy and redress healthcare inequity… one app at a time", we take an introductory look at the industry, and offer some...more

FTC Proposes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule Clarifying Application to Health and Wellness Apps

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/30/2023

In May, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed changes (the “Proposed Rule”) to the Health Breach Notification Rule (the “Rule”), which, among other items, emphasize that the Rule applies to mobile health applications...more

Washington My Health My Data Act: Compliance Hurdles and How to Prepare

BCLP on 5/18/2023

On April 27, 2023, the Washington state governor signed into law the My Health My Data Act, also known as the MHMDA. The majority of the law’s provisions will take effect on March 31, 2024, providing companies with one...more

HIPAA Covers a Lot Less Than People Think. But Beware of Other US Privacy Laws.

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/21/2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 may be the most well-known privacy law in the United States, but it is also one of the most misunderstood....more

What Is FTC’s Course Under Biden?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/12/2021

The new acting FTC chair, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, recently signaled that the FTC may increase enforcement and penalties in the privacy and data security realm. Slaughter pointed to several areas of focus for the FTC this...more