BetterHelp shared customer data while promising it was private, says FTC – The Verge

BetterHelp shared customer data while promising it was private

Online counseling company BetterHelp has agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle charges from the Federal Trade Commission that it improperly shared customers’ sensitive data with companies like Facebook and Snapchat, even after promising to keep it private. The proposed order, announced by the FTC on Thursday, would ban the…

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An Ivermectin Influencer Died. Now His Followers Are Worried About Their Own ‘Severe’ Symptoms.

Just before 7 am on March 3, Danny Lemoi posted an update in his hugely popular pro-ivermectin Telegram group, Dirt Road Discussions: “HAPPY FRIDAY ALL YOU POISONOUS HORSE PASTE EATING SURVIVORS !!!”Hours later, Lemoi was dead. Source: An Ivermectin Influencer Died. Now His Followers Are Worried About Their Own ‘Severe’…

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‘How social media became the new Big Tobacco’: Pinterest CEO sounds off on dangers of A.I.

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready goes one-on-one with George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning America,” issuing a warning on how artificial intelligence is gaining more control over social media feeds and could impact mental health. Source: ‘How social media became the new Big Tobacco’: Pinterest CEO sounds off on dangers of A.I….

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Family found dead in Pennsylvania made a ‘joint decision’ to kill themselves, police say

A Pennsylvania family found shot dead in their backyard last week in what police say appears to be a suicide pact, included a mother and daughter who loved bowling and were devout Christian conservatives, people who knew them said… “They were just so hell-bent on Trump winning, like this could…

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