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Telehealth Data Privacy
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Direct-to-consumer telehealth services can handle sensitive health information while using advertising and analytics tools that may transmit data to outside platforms.
The Federal Trade Commission has pursued companies including Hims & Hers, BetterHelp, and GoodRx over alleged disclosures and privacy representations; Hims & Hers has disputed allegations in its case. Because many consumer-facing services fall outside HIPAA, FTC consumer-protection enforcement and state health-privacy laws are important parts of the protection landscape. The subject centers on what consumers are told, what they authorize, and how safeguards apply when health information is used beyond care.
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The FTC, California, and Utah sued Hims and Hers Health this week over alleged health-data sharing and deceptive privacy practices in the United States.
7/31/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC sued Hims & Hers in California over alleged health-data sharing through advertising trackers and deceptive privacy, billing and cancellation practices.
7/30/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
In July 2026, the FTC, Utah, and California sued Hims & Hers over alleged disclosure of health-related tracking data to advertising companies in the United States.
9/25/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC, Utah, and California filed an action against Hims & Hers in July 2026, alleging the platform disclosed sensitive health-related tracking data to advertising companies.
10/1/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC, California, and Utah sued Hims & Hers in the United States over alleged disclosure of sensitive telehealth information to advertising platforms.
7/29/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The FTC sued Hims & Hers in the United States recently, alleging unauthorized health-data disclosure and recurring prescription subscriptions with inadequate customer consent.
9/21/2026 • Personal Data & Identity • General
The Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers in the United States in the 2020s, alleging health-data disclosures, recurring billing, and inadequate physician consultations.
9/19/2026 • Personal Data & Identity • General
Interesting
In the United States, the FTC and researchers are highlighting telehealth companies' health-data sharing and consultation practices amid limited federal privacy coverage.
9/24/2026 • Personal Data & Identity • General
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Hims & Hers in the United States over alleged health-data sharing, subscription practices and inadequate telehealth consultations.
9/19/2026 • Personal Data & Identity • General
The FTC is suing Hims & Hers in the United States over alleged health-data disclosure, recurring subscriptions, and insufficient telehealth consultations.
9/19/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General
The FTC sued Hims & Hers in Washington over alleged health-data sharing, difficult-to-cancel subscriptions and inadequate physician consultations at the telehealth company.
9/19/2026 • Corporate Data Practices & Accountability • General