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A bill that would strengthen the privacy of health data in Washington state has passed both chambers of the Legislature.
If it becomes law, ESHB 1155, also known as the My Health, My Data Act, would establish consumer health data rights. These rights would allow Washingtonians the right to access, delete, and withdraw consent from the collection, sharing, or selling of their consumer health data.
"The intent and mission is to protect very private information that women often place on things like apps that they think are protected but actually there's no protections under the law," said state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. "So, as one example, if you are tracking your period under an app, you may think that there is some law that protects you from that owner of that app from selling your information or turning it over to law enforcement but in fact - no protections at all."
Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/politics/state-politics/bill-strengthen-privacy-health-data/281-527855ee-640a-4e80-b655-6f89c977fdc0