FTC challenges Hims's health-data sharing and privacy assurances
Federal Trade CommissionFederal Trade Commission, plaintiff with state authorities
The FTC alleges that Hims's promises about privacy misled consumers about disclosures to third-party advertising platforms.
“Action: Filed a complaint alleging that Hims misled consumers about health-data privacy and disclosed sensitive information to advertising platforms.”
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Hims defends its privacy disclosures against FTC health-data allegations
The FTC and state plaintiffs allege Hims misled consumers about health-data privacy while sharing information with advertisers. Hims says its privacy policy disclosed sharing and asks for dismissal. The dispute concerns whether those disclosures answer the alleged privacy promises.
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The complaint alleges misleading privacy assurances and disclosure of health information to advertising platforms, alongside subscription claims.
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The complaint also raises subscription and cancellation allegations.
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The privacy claims concern the promises and disclosures described in the pleading; the filing does not itself prove them.
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The reference is the health-data sharing and related privacy assurances. The complaint expressly challenges those practices as unlawful.
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