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Private Health Data Still Being Exposed to Big Tech, Report Says

Posted on October 18, 2023June 24, 2025 by Dissent

Jessica Nix reports:

Despite recent efforts to address the issue, medical-related websites continue to be mined for data including personal medical information, in an apparent violation of patients’ privacy rights, according to a new study.

Some of the most common tracking pixels were from Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc. and ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, according to a report by the cybersecurity company Feroot Security.

Read more at Bloomberg (sub. req.)

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