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Utah Sues Hims & Hers for Charging Consumers Without Consent and Sharing Private Health Data
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Iron County Today
The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection and the Office of the Utah Attorney General have joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of California in a federal lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (Hims).
The complaint, filed July 29 in the Northern District of California, alleges Hims violated the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act by improperly charging consumers for subscriptions they never authorized and improperly sharing their private health data with advertisers without consent.
In addition to these alleged practices, Hims is accused of breaching its promises concerning privacy.
The company assured consumers that their health information would remain “private and secure,” yet the complaint alleges it shared sensitive data with third-party advertisers, including Meta and Snap.
“Hims promised a free consult and private healthcare.