CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Hamm et al. v. Capsule Corp.
22-cv-5435, S.D.N.Y.
(June 2022)
Capsule online and mobile app-based pharmacy
Representing that customers’ personal information is “always secure” and stored in “an encrypted, HIPPA-compliant environment” when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in April 2022
Pending
When the sale price is the regular price.
Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg