Stop Commercial Use of Health Data Act
This bill prohibits covered entities (like health apps, wearables, or health data brokers that collect health data from 1,000+ people annually) from using personally-identifiable health data for commercial advertising. It gives individuals the right to access and request deletion of their health data within 45 days, without fees, in both human- and machine-readable formats. The Federal Trade Commission enforces these rules as unfair business practices, and individuals can sue for $1,000 per violation of the advertising ban or actual damages for other violations. Public health campaigns are exempt from the advertising prohibition.
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in committee
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Introduction
Aug 2022
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Introduced Aug 2, 2022
Last action Aug 2, 2022
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Aug 2, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Aug 2, 2022
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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