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FTC says GoodRX shared users’ health info with ad firms

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GoodRx shared information with ad firms about its users’ medical conditions and medicines, according to a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission. Doing so violated GoodRx’s own information-sharing practices and violated a federal rule that requires companies tracking health information to notify consumers of data breaches. GoodRx settled the suit without admitting wrongdoing.

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