FTC says online counseling service BetterHelp pushed ...
A proposed FTC settlement with BetterHelp includes $7.8 million for partial refunds for BetterHelp customers and conveys an unmistakable message about just how seriously the FTC takes this kind of betrayal of trust.
About 800000 BetterHelp online therapy customers receive ... - NBC News
May 9, 2024 · About 800,000 customers of the online therapy platform BetterHelp will start receiving refund notices related to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency said Thursday.
BetterHelp Customers Will Begin Receiving Notices About ...
May 6, 2024 · BetterHelp agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle the FTC’s charges, first announced in March 2023, that it used and revealed sensitive consumer data—specifically email addresses, IP addresses, and answers to personal health questions—for advertising purposes.
BetterHelp customers begin receiving refund notices from ...
May 8, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Many current and former BetterHelp customers have begun receiving refund eligibility notices spanning from a $7.8 million settlement reached with the online therapy provider last year over allegations that it shared sensitive health data with advertisers.
BetterHelp 2024 Controversy & Allegations Explained - The Direct
May 31, 2024 · Why Is BetterHelp Facing Controversy? BetterHelp. According to an article from the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) in March 2023, BetterHelp shared confidential information from an intake questionable to "major advertising platforms, including Facebook, Snapchat, Criteo, and Pinterest.”
BetterHelp’s FTC settlement and how teletherapy can help and …
May 16, 2024 · BetterHelp and the FTC eventually reached a settlement, and now anyone who signed up for BetterHelp between August 1, 2017, and December 31, 2020, is being notified of their eligibility for a...
BetterHelp shared users' sensitive health data, FTC says - AP News
Mar 2, 2023 · The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the FTC for sharing health data it had promised to keep private — including information about mental health challenges …
Online service BetterHelp refunding customers for sharing health …
Mar 5, 2023 · The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing health data it had promised to keep private —...
BetterHelp to return $7.8M to customers in FTC settlement
Mar 3, 2023 · The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing health data it had promised to keep private —...
BetterHelp refund settlement: Health data worth less than ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Last year, BetterHelp, an online therapy provider, settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after the regulator alleged that the company had improperly shared users’ “sensitive health...