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Google defends Flo Health partnership on privacy
Google addresses concerns about its multi-year deal with period-tracking app Flo Health following a fifty-six million dollar lawsuit settlement.
In brief
Google addresses concerns about its multi-year deal with period-tracking app Flo Health following a fifty-six million dollar lawsuit settlement. Google says its Health Coach partnership with Flo Health includes explicit consent protections, responding to privacy concerns tied to the app's fifty-six million dollar…
Google and Flo Health announce partnership
Google has entered a multi-year partnership with Flo Health, a period-tracking app, to integrate services into Google Health Coach.
Settlement history raises privacy questions
The partnership comes after Flo Health settled a lawsuit for fifty-six million dollars, prompting concerns about user data protection.
Google emphasizes explicit consent
Google says Health Coach onboarding incorporates explicit consent, addressing privacy concerns about how user data will be handled in the partnership.
“'Google Health Coach onboarding incorporates explicit consent'”
The takeaway
Google says its Health Coach partnership with Flo Health includes explicit consent protections, responding to privacy concerns tied to the app's fifty-six million dollar settlement.
