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BetterHelp has agreed to pay $7.8 million in a settlement agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of misusing and sharing consumer health data for advertising purposes.

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[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 32 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] red_rising@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Before legal fees and taxes of course.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 months ago

At least it's not a class action lawsuit, where lawyers would take 50-70% of the settlement first.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 31 points 6 months ago (1 children)

1.13 billion in revenue says they will be ok

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Crazy, the things people buy from youtubers and podcasters. It's like people want to be scammed

[–] applepie@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

the culture of consoomtion, it is fucking disgusting.

while i aint gonna pretend that precarious economic conditions are direct result of over consumption, it surely does not fucking help.

stop fucking buying shite you don't need and spending money you don't have because some fucking twat said you need it.

before anything changes for the better, every one will need to fix themselves.

[–] Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Does this mean they will stop doing it after?

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 12 points 6 months ago

No, it means they will double down on it, since the fine is so small that it is irrelevant.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 months ago

Can't unsee the face in the FTC logo.