On May 17, 2023, the Attorney General (AG) of Connecticut, William Tong, announced a $100,000 settlement with Easy Healthcare Corporation, the operator of Premom, an ovulation tracking app, following concerns over the app's data sharing and privacy practices. Notably, Connecticut, Oregon, and the District of Columbia were the states involved in the settlement. Connecticut will receive $33,333 from the settlement, which was negotiated and finalized in coordination with the Federal Trade Commission. Background to the case The settlement follows concerns raised by the International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) in August 2020, which found that the Premom app shared sensitive user data w
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USA: AG announces settlement of $100,000 over data sharing and privacy practices of Premom
May 19, 2023
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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a $100,000 settlement with Easy Healthcare Corporation, operator of the ovulation tracking app Premom, for improper data sharing and privacy practices. The settlement, which also involves Oregon and the District of Columbia, follows a 2020 IDAC report that Premom shared sensitive user data without consent. Easy Healthcare must now implement comprehensive privacy programs, enhance disclosures, obtain user consent before sharing health data, provide data deletion options, monitor third-party data collection, and undergo independent privacy assessments. The settlement also considered the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling, underscoring the importance of privacy in reproductive healthcare, especially as apps like Premom are not covered by HIPAA but handle sensitive health information.