FTC: SKYMED INTERNATIONAL INC. FAILS TO SECURE SENSITIVE CONSUMER DATA

18.12.2020

According to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), A Nevada-based company, SkyMed International, Inc. failed to take reasonable measures to secure the personal information.

In the present case, the Company which provides travel emergency services, collected personal data from people who had signed up for its emergency travel membership plan. However, as a result, the company left unsecured a cloud database containing 130,000 membership records. Moreover, the Company deceived consumers by displaying for nearly five years a “HIPAA Compliance” seal on every page of its website, which gave the impression that its privacy policies had been reviewed and met the security and privacy requirements of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

In this context, the Company is prohibited from misrepresenting how it secures personal data, the circumstances of and response to a data breach, and whether the company has been endorsed by or participates in any government-sponsored privacy or security program.

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