June 21 -Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7072, the NDO Fairness Act, which will protect the due process rights of all Americans in the face of excessive government surveillance and data collection. This bipartisan legislation, which passed by voice vote, was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressman Scott…
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This Children’s Hospital Network Was Giving Kids’ Information to Facebook
When parents scheduled an appointment for their children on the Nemours page, Facebook received that information By: Alfred Ng and Simon Fondrie-Teitler One of the largest pediatric networks in the country was sending personal information about children and their parents to Facebook, The Markup found. Nemours Children’s Health, which serves nearly half a million families…
What is Meta Pixel, the code detected on health system websites in NC and beyond?
Nadia Bey reports: Four of North Carolina’s largest health care providers sent patient information to Facebook through a tool called Meta Pixel, a recent news report revealed, raising concerns about privacy breaches. On Friday, a class action complaint filed in federal court in San Francisco alleged a health data breach. It accuses Meta, Facebook’s owner,…
Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from Hospital Websites
Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information By: Todd Feathers, Simon Fondrie-Teitler, Angie Waller, and Surya Mattu A tracking tool installed on many hospitals’ websites has been collecting patients’ sensitive health information—including details about their medical conditions, prescriptions, and doctor’s appointments—and sending it to…