Meta Is Sued for Allegedly , Collecting Patient Health Data , Without Consent.
Engadget reports that Facebook's parent company,
Meta, may have collected users' sensitive
medical information without their consent.
Two proposed class-action lawsuits accuse
the company, along with hospitals, of violating HIPAA,
the California Invasion of Privacy Act and other laws. .
According to the suits, Meta's Pixel analytic
tracking tool collected users' health statuses,
appointment details and other data.
According to the suits, Meta's Pixel analytic
tracking tool collected users' health statuses,
appointment details and other data.
One lawsuit filed last month accuses
Pixel of gathering data from the
UC San Francisco and Dignity Health portals. .
A June 2022 lawsuit makes broader claims that
at least 664 providers shared users' medical
information with Facebook through Pixel.
A June 2022 lawsuit makes broader claims that
at least 664 providers shared users' medical
information with Facebook through Pixel.
Engadget reports that the legal action
could prove to be costly for Meta. .
Plaintiffs are reportedly seeking damages
on behalf of all Facebook users whose
healthcare providers use Pixel.
Plaintiffs are reportedly seeking damages
on behalf of all Facebook users whose
healthcare providers use Pixel.
The Pixel lawsuits follow
a string of privacy-related
legal actions against Meta. .
Those legal actions include a D.C. Attorney General suit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
which saw over 70 million Americans'
personal data collected without consent.
Those legal actions include a D.C. Attorney General suit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
which saw over 70 million Americans'
personal data collected without consent.
According to Engadget, the social media giant
is also dealing with lawsuits over its
deactivated facial recognition system. .
Earlier in 2022, the company settled
a 2012 class-action lawsuit over
the use of tracking cookies