Biden Summons FTC Aid in Bid to Guard Abortion Data Privacy (1)

President Joe Biden’s move to protect abortion access includes a bid to enlist the Federal Trade Commission to help the Department of Health and Human Services guard reproductive health care privacy.

Biden, in a July 8 executive order, urged the FTC to use its authority over corporate fraud and other practices deemed unfair to consumers. He called on the independent agency to help combat “digital surveillance” of reproductive care based on data like search engine queries or fertility app usage.

“There’s an increasing concern that extremist governors and others will try to get that data off of your phone, which ...