> Pause on the launch of new products, services: The company would be prohibited from releasing new or modified products, services, or features without written confirmation from the assessor that its privacy program is in full compliance with the order’s requirements and presents no material gaps or weaknesses.
Do we really want the government to have to approve every new product a privacy company releases? That seems quite extreme and typically only applies to very specific industries with broad safety concerns (like medical care).
- "a political stunt"
- "...no opportunity to discuss this new, totally unprecedented theory."
- "Let’s be clear about what the FTC is trying to do: usurp the authority of Congress to set industry-wide standards and instead single out one American company while allowing Chinese companies, like TikTok, to operate without constraint on American soil,"
That last bit might be valid in part, but I'm just here for the schadenfreude.
[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/ftc-says-faceboo...
Enjoy all the viagra ads!
I apologize for feeling the need to even ask this, but are you sure you know what HIPAA actually is?
HIPAA prohibits medical providers from disclosing patients' medical records/info to third parties without their consent. Medical providers can still share that data with third parties with patients' consent. And patients are also absolutely free to share their own health data with absolutely anyone, no consent from anyone else is required.
