A health-data breach exposed genetic and wellness information, including raw genotype data.
Consumer genetic/health service → unauthorized access → raw genotype and health information exposed
EVIDENCE LIBRARY · HEALTH / REPRODUCTIVE
What happens when ordinary digital data becomes health information?
Fertility apps, telehealth, prescription data, mental-health services, reproductive investigations, and the commercial or legal pathways that can expose sensitive health information.
Flo promised privacy, then the FTC alleged it shared sensitive fertility and pregnancy data with analytics companies.
Period / fertility data → marketing and analytics providers → FTC privacy enforcement
The FTC charged that Premom shared fertility, health, location and device data with third parties without adequate disclosure.
Fertility tracking + location/device identifiers → analytics / marketing firms → federal enforcement
The FTC alleged GoodRx shared prescription and health-condition information with advertising companies despite privacy promises.
Prescription searches and purchases → Facebook / Google / ad-tech → targeted health advertising
BetterHelp promised privacy while the FTC alleged it disclosed sensitive mental-health information for advertising.
Counseling intake data → Facebook / Snapchat / ad-tech → targeted advertising → $7.8 million settlement
The FTC alleged that a mental-health telehealth company disclosed sensitive health data to third parties for advertising.
Telehealth relationship → sensitive data → advertising disclosure allegations → federal settlement
Private Facebook messages became evidence in a Nebraska abortion-related prosecution after police obtained them with a search warrant.
Private messages → warrant → platform disclosure → abortion-related criminal charges and prosecution