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If you look at the apps on your phone,chances are you have at least one related to
your health—and probably several.Whether it is a mental health app,a fitness tracker,a connected health device or something else,many of us are taking advantage of this
technology to keep better track of our health in some shape or form.Recent research
from the Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications found that
350,000 health apps were available on the market,90,000 of which launched in 2020
alone.While these apps have a great deal to offer,it is not always clear how the personal
information we input is collected,safeguarded and shared online.Existing health
privacy law,such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,is primarily
focused on the way hospitals,doctors’offices,clinics and insurance companies store
health records online.The health information these apps and health data tracking
wearables are collecting typically does not receive the same legal protections.Without additional protections in place,companies may share(and potentially
monetize)personal health information in a way consumers may not have authorized or
anticipated.In 2021,Flo Health faced a Federal Trade Commission(FTC)investigation.The FTC alleged in a complaint that"despite express privacy claims,the company took
control of users'sensitivity fertility data and shared it with third parties.”Flo Health
and the FTC settled the matter with a Consent Order requiring the company to get app
users'express affirmative consent before sharing their health information as well as to
instruct the third parties to delete the data they had obtained.Section 5 of the FTC Act empowers the FTC to initiate enforcement action against
unfair or deceptive acts,meaning the FTC can only act after the fact if a company's
privacy practices are misleading or cause unjustified consumer harm.While the FTC is
doing what it can to ensure apps are keeping their promises to consumers around the
handling of their sensitive health information,the rate at which these health apps are
hitting the market demonstrates just how immense of a challenge this is.As to the prospects for federal legislation,commentators suggest that
comprehensive federal privacy legislation seems unlikely in the short term.States have
begun implementing their own solutions to shore up protections for
consumer-generated health data.California has been at the forefront of state privacy
efforts with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.Virginia,Colorado and Utah
have also recently passed state consumer data privacy legislation.
B.the public concern over health
C.the popularity of smartphones
D.the advancement of technology
正確答案:A
37.What does the author imply about existing health privacy law?
A.Its coverage needs to be extended.B.Its enforcement needs strengthening.C.It has discouraged medical misconduct.D.It has disappointed insurance companies.
38.Before sharing its users’health information,Flo Health is required to _____.A.seek the approval of the FTC
B.find qualified third parties
C.remove irrelevant personal data
D.obtain their explicit permission
正確答案:D
39.What challenge is the FTC currently faced with?
A.The complexity of health information.B.The rapid increase in new health apps.C.The subtle deceptiveness of health apps.D.The difficulty in assessing consumer.正確答案:B
40.It can be learned from the last paragraph that health data protection _____.A.has been embraced by health app developers
B.has been a focus of federal policy-making
C.has encountered opposition in California
D.has gained legislative supports in some states
正確答案:D
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