MobiHealth News March 2, 2023
In a proposed order, the online therapy company would also pay $7.8 million for allegedly sharing consumer data with third parties like Facebook and Snapchat for advertising purposes.
The Federal Trade Commission has fined online therapy company BetterHelp $7.8 million for allegedly sharing consumer data with third parties like Facebook and Snapchat for advertising purposes.
The proposed order — the second recent action by the FTC regarding data sharing by a digital health company — would also ban BetterHelp from disclosing health data for advertising. The agency said this is its first action that would return funds to consumers whose data was shared.
According to the FTC’s complaint, the mental health company, which is owned by Teladoc Health, revealed consumers’...
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