1,506 enforcement actions from 16 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,506
Total Actions
16
Jurisdictions
$26.6B+
Total Fines Tracked
The FTC, along with Utah and California, filed a complaint against Hims & Hers alleging the telehealth provider shared consumers' sensitive health information with third-party advertising platforms without consent, and deceived consumers about billing and cancellation practices. The complaint alleges violations of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.
The FTC, along with Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas, filed a lawsuit against WPATH alleging the organization made false and unsubstantiated claims about the necessity, safety, and effectiveness of pediatric medical transition services. The complaint alleges WPATH misled parents and children about medical consensus and failed to disclose serious side effects, in violation of the FTC Act.
The FTC sued Amare Global Holdings Inc. and its principals for falsely claiming that dietary supplements like Kids Happy Juice and Kids Mood+ could treat or cure depression, anxiety, and ADHD in children and adults. The FTC also alleged the company misled recruits about their potential earnings as 'brand partners' in its multilevel marketing scheme.
Monument, Inc., an alcohol addiction treatment firm, shared consumers' health data with third-party advertising platforms like Meta and Google without consent, despite promising confidentiality. The FTC settled with a consent order that bans Monument from disclosing health data for advertising, requires affirmative consent for other sharing, imposes a $2.5 million suspended fine, and mandates data deletion, consumer notification, and a privacy program.
$2.5M
The FTC finalized an order against 1Health.io for failing to secure genetic data and unfairly changing its privacy policy. The company must pay $75,000 for consumer refunds, destroy DNA samples, and implement security measures. It deceived consumers about data deletion and shared data without proper consent.
$75K
BetterHelp agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle FTC allegations that it used and shared consumers' health data for advertising without consent. The online therapy provider is banned from such practices and must provide refunds to approximately 800,000 affected consumers.
$7.8M
The FTC settled with genetic testing company 1Health.io for failing to secure sensitive genetic and health data, deceiving consumers about data deletion, and unfairly changing its privacy policy without notice or consent. The settlement includes refunds totaling over $49,500 to 2,432 affected consumers.
$50K
The FTC charged Easy Healthcare Corporation, operator of the Premom fertility app, with deceiving users by sharing their sensitive health data with third parties for advertising without consent and failing to notify breaches as required by the Health Breach Notification Rule. Under a proposed consent decree, the company will pay a $100,000 civil penalty, be barred from sharing health data for advertising, and must implement privacy and security measures.
$100K
The FTC proposed a consent order against BetterHelp for sharing consumers' sensitive mental health data with third parties like Facebook for targeted advertising without proper consent. BetterHelp must pay $7.8 million in refunds and is banned from such data sharing, with requirements for consent and privacy programs.
$7.8M
The FTC settled with GoodRx for sharing consumers' sensitive prescription and health information with Facebook, Google, and other third parties for advertising without consent, and for failing to report these unauthorized disclosures as required by the Health Breach Notification Rule. GoodRx will pay a $1.5 million civil penalty and is permanently barred from sharing user health data for advertising.
$1.5M
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.