Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn

ARTICLE · 19 JULY 2024

AI-Powered Detection App Gets FTC Scrutiny

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Contributor
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

Founded more than 40 years ago as a boutique law firm servicing the entertainment and arts...

View firm profile
Explore more from Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

The FTC recently posted its Closing Letter to HeHealth, Inc., which provides an AI-powered application, Calmara, for the detection of sexually transmitted infections

United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

The FTC recently posted its Closing Letter to HeHealth, Inc., which provides an AI-powered application, Calmara, for the detection of sexually transmitted infections ("STIs"). HeHealth marketed the app as having an 94%+ accuracy rate in detecting over ten STIs, including HPV, syphilis and herpes.

In June, FTC staff issued a civil investigative demand to HeHealth identifying concerns related to HeHealth's advertising claims and seeking, among other things, substantiation for those claims in accordance with the standard required for health claims, i.e., competent and reliable scientific evidence. FTC staff also sought information about the company's privacy practices, in light of the sensitivity of the images and information collected by HeHealth from users and the company's claims about maintaining anonymity of users. Significantly, FTC staff also sent a Notice of Penalty Offenses Concerning Substantiation of Product Claims to HeHealth, putting the company on notice

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

www.fkks.com

This post first appeared in Frankfurt Kurnit's Focus on the Data blog (www.focusonthedata.com). It provides general coverage of its subject area. We provide it with the understanding that Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz is not engaged herein in rendering legal advice, and shall not be liable for any damages resulting from any error, inaccuracy, or omission. Our attorneys practice law only in jurisdictions in which they are properly authorized to do so. We do not seek to represent clients in other jurisdictions.

Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

www.fkks.com

This alert provides general coverage of its subject area. We provide it with the understanding that Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz is not engaged herein in rendering legal advice, and shall not be liable for any damages resulting from any error, inaccuracy, or omission. Our attorneys practice law only in jurisdictions in which they are properly authorized to do so. We do not seek to represent clients in other jurisdictions.

www.fkks.com

This alert provides general coverage of its subject area. We provide it with the understanding that Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz is not engaged herein in rendering legal advice, and shall not be liable for any damages resulting from any error, inaccuracy, or omission. Our attorneys practice law only in jurisdictions in which they are properly authorized to do so. We do not seek to represent clients in other jurisdictions.

See more popular content from