Penalty Amount
$49,500
Consumers Affected
2,432
The FTC settled with genetic testing company 1Health.io for failing to secure sensitive genetic and health data, deceiving consumers about data deletion, and unfairly changing its privacy policy without notice or consent. The settlement includes refunds totaling over $49,500 to 2,432 affected consumers.
The company must provide refunds to affected consumers totaling more than $49,500.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements (if 1Health.io is a service provider), customer/consumer agreements, and data processing addendums. Key clauses to examine include data security obligations (ensuring they specify industry-standard protections for sensitive genetic/health data), data deletion procedures (verifying enforceable deletion guarantees and processes), privacy policy modification terms (checking for requirements around notice and consent before changes), and data inventory maintenance commitments. Potential changes needed: add explicit security requirements with audit rights, mandate verifiable deletion processes with confirmation, require advance notice and affirmative consent for policy updates, and include provisions for regular security assessments and inventory upkeep.
Entity
1Health.io
Industry
HealthcareOfficial Press Release
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-sends-refunds-consumers-deceived-genetic-testing-firm-1healthio-over-data-deletion-security
ftc says genetic testing company 1health failed protect priv
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-says-genetic-testing-company-1health-failed-protect-privacy-security-dna-data-unfairly-changed
Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Page
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement
"1Health.io"
"left sensitive genetic and health data unsecured"
"deceived consumers about their ability to get their data deleted"
"without notifying consumers or obtaining their consent"
"genetic and health data"
$75K
The FTC finalized an order against 1Health.io for failing to secure genetic data and unfairly changing its privacy policy. The company must pay $75,000 for consumer refunds, destroy DNA samples, and implement security measures. It deceived consumers about data deletion and shared data without proper consent.
$930K
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$4.0M
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