A proposed order by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges a mental telehealth firm with violating its privacy notice to consumers and misleading them about their cancellation policies, pending approval by a federal judge. The FTC levied a USD7 million fine against Cerebral and its CEO, Kyle Robertson, for seeking customers' personally identifiable information. The company then sold that data to third parties, according to the FTC.
16 April 2024
FTC fines telehealth company $7M for privacy notice violation
Related stories
A view from DC: Double toil and trouble in Connecticut’s privacy amendment
Notes from the IAPP Canada: Taking meaningful steps to protect children online
US lawmakers find bipartisanship in opposition to UK's order on Apple encryption back door
A view from Brussels: Where does Brussels stand on sovereignty?
DAA's Self-Regulatory Principles undergoing review with eye toward leveraging IBA data with AI