Why Legal Woes Continue to Mount Over Health Data Trackers

Regulatory Attorney Elizabeth Hodge of Akerman on Ongoing Privacy Worries Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • August 1, 2025 17 Minutes

The use on online tracking tools on the health-related websites and apps of HIPAA and non-HIPAA regulated entities continues to be a lightning rod due to a long list of ongoing data privacy, regulatory and legal concerns, said partner and attorney Elizabeth Hodge of the law firm Akerman.

"A person's health information is some of the most sensitive information about them that exists, and many people believe that when they entrust that information to healthcare providers or health-related businesses that those entities will protect that information and not share it in ways that the individual doesn't expect," she said.

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