FTC serves health-app maker massive slice of humble pie—and $1.5M bill

Ars Technica
By Beth MoleSep 22, 2017, 12:51 pm133 pts
(credit: JLS Photography - Alaska) The Pact app was supposed to help users meet weekly goals for exercising and eating veggies. Users that succeeded were promised cash rewards, while those who broke their health “pact” paid penalties. But according to the Federal Trade Commission, it was the app maker that…

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