Meta sued for using tracking tool to access patients’ data for ads – ET HealthWorld

Meta sued for using tracking tool to access patients’ data for ads – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco, Meta (Previously Facebook) has been sued in the US for violating patient privacy with a data tracking tool. Two proposed class-action lawsuits allege that Meta and major US hospitals committed A Meta Pixel tracking tool that sends health information to Facebook, reports The Verge. In June, an investigation by The Markup found that … Read more

One-third top US hospitals’ websites sent patient data to Facebook: Report – ET HealthWorld

One-third top US hospitals’ websites sent patient data to Facebook: Report – ET HealthWorld

Washington: Sending sensitive data to about 33 patients from the top 100 hospitals in the U.S. FacebookNow known as MetaVia a tracking tool installed on their websites, according to media reports. Whenever a person schedules a doctor’s appointment, the tracker calls Meta pixel Facebook sends data – including details of medical condition, prescription and doctor’s … Read more