Health App Flo Reaches Settlement in Privacy Class-Action Case
Health app Flo Health reached a settlement Thursday in a case involving allegations that sensitive health information was shared with third parties without user consent. Earlier in July, Google, also a defendant in case 21-00757, said it reached a settlement with the plaintiffs (see 2507090063). No details were released in either settlement.
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The remaining parties in Frasco v. Flo Health, Inc. "reached an agreement in principle on the terms of a settlement that will resolve all claims against Flo," a court document said.
In the case, filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California, the plaintiffs alleged Flo transmitted their personal information without consent to Google and other third parties for commercial purposes, in violation of several California laws.
Fisher Phillips lawyers said in a May 30 post the case was one to watch, as it could provide insight about how courts will address data privacy and user consent issues (see 2506020049).