1Health.io is a company formally known as Vitagene.
It changed its name in 2020.
Vitagene sold DNA test kits and health reports.
A researcher inspects samples inside a laboratory at BeiGene Ltd.’s research and development center in Beijing, China, on Thursday, May 24, 2018.© Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images
In 2023 the FTC released a complaint against the company alleging a slew of privacy violations.
It was a slam dunk case.
Vitagene didnt do any of that, according to the FTC.
Worse still, more than 2,000 customers personal data was stored in easily accessible AWS buckets.
The data included health reports, raw genetic data, and was sometimes accompanied by the customers names.
The FTC Act prohibits companies from unilaterally applying material privacy policy changes to previously collected data.
Update 9/13/24:The original version of this story incorrectly stated that Vitagene was both fined and issued refunds.
In reality, the FTC used the fine to refund customers.
The story and headline have been updated to reflect that.
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