FTC sues Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/07/ftc-states-act-against-hims-hers-deceptive-unlawful-privacy-practices

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/technology/p/1296065/ftc-sues-hims-hers-for-sending-user-health-info-to-meta-snap

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1296064/ftc-sues-hims-hers-for-sending-user-health-info-to-meta-snap

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yestalgia@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 20d (1 reply)

Frustrates the hell out of me, these data leaks, because the punishment never fits the crime.

Okay so Meta has a bunch of health data that they shouldn't. Will they delete it? Prob not. Pay a fine that they won't miss? Great...

Same with credit bureaus. One year of free credit monitoring doesn't come close to rectifying the mistake.

AntiBullyRanger@ani.social · 2 pts · 20d

That's a screen and chair problem.
Folks are unwilling to take Meta to the grave.