FTC Issues Cerebral First-Ever Ban On Using Health Info In Ads

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday (April 15) issued the first-of-its-kind prohibition that bans the tele-mental health company Cerebral from using any health information for most advertising purposes for failing to protect sensitive health information. The company will also be required to pay more than $7 million over charges that it disclosed consumers’ sensitive personal health information to third parties for advertising services. Cerebral provided sensitive information of nearly 3.2 million consumers to third parties such as LinkedIn, Snapchat and...