Attorney advertisingBriefConsumer & Data Privacy
FTC and states sue Hims & Hers over health data sharing
Responsible attorney: Lou Schwartz, Schwartz & Associates, PC, Atlanta, Georgia. intake@snalawyers.com
The FTC, joined by Utah and by California through the Los Angeles County Counsel, sued telehealth company Hims & Hers in the Northern District of California. The complaint alleges the company promised privacy while sharing information about consumers' medical conditions with advertising platforms through customer lists and tracking tools, and misled consumers about billing and cancellation. The allegations have not been proven.
Why it matters. Regulators are applying consumer protection law to the kind of health-data tracking at issue in many private pixel-tracking suits.
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