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  1. Michael Reeder LCPC @[email protected] ·

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    TITLE: Good Therapy Credit Card Info and Security / 3rd Party Tracking

    Yes, I actually do ask myself why I bother anymore, in case you are
    wondering.

    This stuff is so ubiquitous now as to be all but unavoidable.

    That said, perhaps multiple letters from their customers (such as the
    one below) might sway thinking?

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    www.goodtherapy.org

    Dear Good Therapy Support:
    [email protected]

    I just updated my payment information with a new credit card.

    In order to do this, I had to turn off "Brave Shields" -- basically a
    web browser feature that blocks 3rd party tracking (cookies, web
    beacons, sending data out to outside URLs).  The web page would not
    display with shields up.

    *In payment transactions on multiple other websites I have NEVER had to
    turn off my 3rd party tracking blockers.**
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    This is disconcerting -- makes me wonder how secure your website is.

    Please consider changing this.

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    Also -- although I will never use your Good Therapy Verified Seal widget
    -- its abilities to collect data for tracking, analysis, and advertising
    from mental health websites is in very poor judgement.  This stops only
    just slightly short of a HIPAA violation as anyone looking at a
    therapist's website is certainly considering mental health help.  Data
    from multiple such widgets and trackers across websites is used all the
    time by 3rd party aggregators to discover the full name and identity of
    visitors.

    This is disappointing behavior that has lowered my trust in your
    organization.

    Thanks,
    Michael Reeder

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