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The complaint, filed in a California federal court, also accuses the company of deceptive billing practices and making cancellations difficult. Hims & Hers did not explicitly deny the claims but said it is confident in its position and plans to defend against the allegations. This is part of a broader FTC crackdown on healthcare companies sharing patient data with third-party advertisers, following similar actions against Cerebral, GoodRx, and BetterHelp. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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