Medtronic Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Patient Data Sharing From MiniMed, InPen Diabetes Devices

A class-action lawsuit alleges that Medtronic shared patient data with third parties.

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A class-action lawsuit filed against Medtronic plc alleges that the medtech giant illegally distributed personally identifiable data and protected health information gathered by apps connected to customers’ MiniMed insulin pumps and InPen smart insulin pens to Google LLC and other third parties.

According to the lawsuit, filed by the anonymous plaintiff “A.H.” in US District Court in Central California, the protected health...

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