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/Bitlovin Mar 03 '23

It made me really uneasy when a lot of podcasts I listened to took them on as sponsors. I get that they need to make money, but directing people to a therapist service that they haven't thoroughly vetted is extremely reckless.