New York City – Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal issued the following statement in response to Governor Kathy Hochul's veto of S.929/A.2141, the New York Health Information Privacy Act:

“At a time when Americans’ privacy rights are under fierce attack, Governor Hochul has put the interests of Big Tech over protecting regular New Yorkers. Most of us think our healthcare data is our own, that's it's protected by federal HIPAA laws and is sacrosanct, but that could not be further from the truth. Our health data is being collected, tracked, and sold to third parties by the very companies that are supposed to be taking care of us - including women's health apps.

"This bill passed the Legislature almost a year ago, leaving plenty of time for good-faith negotiations on chapter amendments. Unfortunately, despite our repeated requests for engagement, that time was not used until the very last weeks of the year. Now, instead of empowering New Yorkers by giving them control over how their health data is used, the Governor has chosen to allow these companies to keep monetizing our most intimate information to boost their profits.”