Finding a therapist can be hard. Ghost networks make the problem worse.

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Earlier this month, Dr. Kathryn Ambeau logged onto LinkedIn to alert fellow psychologists to a shocking discovery she made about her personal information online that might also affect her colleagues.

An emotional support platform known as 7 Cups had created and posted a profile of her to its website without her consent, as if she might be available to provide therapy to the company's users.

The profile, which used her maiden name Lawing, presented details about her therapeutic approach and expertise below a button that read "send message." But Ambeau had no relationship with 7 Cups and, in fact, had never heard of...

Source: https://mashable.com/article/7-cups-therapist-directory-ghost-networks

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