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Meta is in the headlines again, this time over allegations of tracking and collecting patients' sensitive medical information, including appointment and prescription details, as well as health conditions, from healthcare websites and apps. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meta-pixel-health-data-privacy-lawsuit-1830121

A US federal judge has certified multiple classes of Facebook users to proceed collectively via a class action lawsuit concerning claims they violated state and federal consumer protection laws.

International Business Times UK

Meta Accused of Tracking Patients' Medical Appointments, Prescriptions, and Health Conditions as Judge Certifies Class Action

A US judge has certified four classes of Facebook users in a lawsuit alleging Meta Pixel collected sensitive health and prescription data from healthcare websites and apps.

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Privacy International

@privacyint@mastodon.xyz 32 min. ago

The claimants allege that Meta Pixel - a tracking code that healthcare providers can install on their websites and apps to measure user activity and website performance, as well as improve advertising - transmitted sensitive health data to Meta.

Privacy International

@privacyint@mastodon.xyz 32 min. ago

We previously wrote about this emerging trend of pushback within the US against companies via the use of class actions as a legal route to seek redress for the exploitation of health data. https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5711/call-class-action-how-people-are-reclaiming-control-over-their-health-data/

Health data class actions provide the means to litigate against abuses of health data and push back against companies’ profit-driven collection of health data.

Privacy International

A Call for Class Action: how people are reclaiming control over their health data

Health data is increasingly seen as a highly valuable commodity to be traded and collected by companies to fuel their analytics or advertising.