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