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US regulators sue online pharmacy Hims & Hers over data sharing, misleading terms

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued online pharmacy Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing sensitive customer health data with advertising platforms like Meta and Snap.
  • Hims & Hers is also accused of misleading customers about its payment and cancellation terms, despite promises to protect privacy.
  • The company previously had a contentious relationship with Novo Nordisk over counterfeit weight-loss and diabetes drugs, but they now collaborate, with Hims & Hers selling Novo Nordisk's medications.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against the online pharmacy Hims & Hers, accusing the company of sharing sensitive customer health information with advertising platforms. The FTC stated that Hims & Hers disclosed customer data to platforms such as Meta and Snap, which operate Snapchat, even after promising to safeguard user privacy.

In addition to privacy violations, the company faces accusations of deceiving customers regarding its payment and cancellation policies. This legal action comes after a period of tension between Hims & Hers and the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk. Novo Nordisk had previously sued Hims & Hers over the sale of counterfeit versions of its weight-loss and diabetes medications in the United States.

Hims & Hers, der tidligere har skabt store problemer for Novo Nordisk, anklages blandt andet for at have delt kunders følsomme helbredsoplysninger.

— FTCThe FTC's statement regarding the lawsuit against Hims & Hers.

However, Novo Nordisk later dropped its lawsuit, announcing a collaboration between the two companies. Currently, Hims & Hers sells Novo Nordisk's medications on its platform. The FTC's lawsuit highlights ongoing concerns about data privacy and consumer protection within the digital health sector.

Novo Nordisk har tidligere lagt sag an mod onlineapoteket som led i kampen mod salget af kopier af dets vægttabs- og diabetesmedicin i USA.

— Novo NordiskThe context of the past legal dispute between Novo Nordisk and Hims & Hers.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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