The lawsuits, brought by two California law firms, allege that the companies violated users’ privacy rights, common privacy law and California-specific laws.
The move comes shortly after the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department filed a first-of-its-kind proposed order against GoodRx for “failing to notify consumers and others of its unauthorized disclosures of consumers’ personal health information.”
If a federal court approves, GoodRx will pay the $1.5 million civil penalty — which it has already agreed to — and will be banned from “sharing user health data with applicable third parties for advertising purposes.”
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