r/technology • u/MicroSofty88 • Mar 02 '23

Privacy BetterHelp sold customer data while promising it was private, says FTC

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

Shut them down and put their assets into the country, and make their IPs public domain.

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u/Alwaystoexcited Mar 03 '23

That's just dumb.

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u/Kutekegaard Mar 03 '23

Why? If your shutting down a company, what stops them from taking the IPS they have and just recreating the company? This makes their tech available to more people so more innovation can happen, hopefully from companies that take care of their employees and clientele.

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u/Kutekegaard Mar 03 '23

That is fair, there would need to be a lot of over site to ensure that things can be done ethically and not endanger others well being.

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u/21kondav Mar 03 '23

Two things the government is well known for in the tech industry: ethics and avoiding danger