July 14, 2023

Online counseling service BetterHelp has been ordered to pay $7.8 million, refrain from disclosing private client health data for advertising purposes, and obtain affirmative consent from clients disclosing such information again, following a settlement with the FTC.  The company was previously found to disclose its clients’ email addresses, IP addresses, and health questionnaire information to various advertisers, in direct contradiction to its promises to clients that such information would be disclosed for select purposes only.  FTC