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Last year, the US Federal Trade Commission handed BetterHelp a $7.8m (£6.1m) fine after the agency found that it had deceived consumers and shared sensitive data with third parties for advertising purposes, despite promising to keep such information private. BetterHelp representatives did not respond to a request for comment from the Observer.