Five states just joined the FTC's privacy lawsuit against Hims & Hers: what the case is about

Five states — Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin — have joined the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, alleging the company engaged in deceptive and unlawful privacy practices. The FTC announced the additions on Oct. 10. The core allegation is serious and specific: that the company shared consumers' sensitive health information with third-party advertising platforms, including Meta Platforms and Snap, while telling customers its services protected their privacy. The case matters to anyone who has used a telehealth service for weight loss, hair loss, erectile dysfunction or mental health treatment. Those services involve prescriptions shipped directly to your door and health details tied to your name and payment account. The suit also alleges a second problem on the money side: that Hims & Hers charges users for prescription drugs before they meet with healthcare providers and makes subscriptions difficult to cancel.

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