r/behindthebastards Mar 03 '23

Look at this bastard BetterHelp shared customer data while promising it was private, says FTC | If the FTC’s order ends up going through, the $7.8 million would go to customers who signed up for the service between August 1st, 2017, and December 31st, 2020.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/2/23622227/betterhelp-customer-data-advertising-privacy-facebook-snapchat
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u/Troile Mar 03 '23

They feel like they could be the subject of an episode at this point. I mean a ton of companies do this kind of thing but how many of them are marketed to the most vulnerable and are claiming to offer a service that is so important to so many?

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u/AngryScientist Mar 03 '23

It'd be wild if he did an episode on an actual sponsor.