The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is tightening the reins on digital health apps sharing consumers' sensitive medical data with tech companies.

The agency issued Thursday proposed changes to its Health Breach Notification Rule to underscore the rule’s applicability to health apps in a bid to protect consumers' data privacy and provide more transparency about how companies collect their health information.

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