Court Dismisses FTC Order on LabMD’s Data Security Lapses

Jun 08

A federal appeals court has thrown out an FTC order directing the now-defunct medical testing firm LabMD to overhaul its data security program.

In a long anticipated ruling, a federal appeals court has thrown out a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order directing the now-defunct medical testing firm LabMD to overhaul its data security program.

In 2013, the FTC filed a complaint against LabMD for failing to protect the security of consumers’ personal data, including medical information, resulting in data breaches that affected close to 10,000 individuals.

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