[HN Gopher] FTC says online counseling service BetterHelp broke ...
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       FTC says online counseling service BetterHelp broke privacy
       promises
        
       Author : mkmk
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2023-03-08 21:38 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.ftc.gov)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.ftc.gov)
        
       | david_allison wrote:
       | > During another period, the FTC says BetterHelp disclosed to
       | Facebook for advertising purposes the previous therapy of 1.5
       | million people who visited or used BetterHelp's site. The source
       | of that information: their responses to the intake question "Have
       | you been in counseling or therapy before?"
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       | $7.8MM in partial refunds is disappointing, the fine/impact
       | should be much more severe for such an egregious breach of trust.
        
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