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The Meta Pixel is a code used for tracking user interactions on websites, such as clicking on a product, and sending the data to Meta, Facebook’s parent company.
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An investigation by The Markup found that 33 of the top 100 hospitals in the United States were using the Meta Pixel on their websites, sending sensitive medical information to Facebook when people schedule appointments.
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This data includes details about medical conditions, prescriptions, and doctor’s appointments.
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Seven hospitals removed the Meta Pixel from their websites in response to findings from The Markup.
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An investigation by The Markup found that 33 of the top 100 hospitals in the United States were using a tracker called the Meta Pixel on their websites, which is sending sensitive medical information to Facebook when people schedule appointments. Experts say that the hospitals using the tool may be violating the medical privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. Seven hospitals removed the Meta Pixel from their websites in response to findings from The Markup, and at least five of the hospitals with the tracker in their patient portals.
Hospital websites are sending medical information to Facebook
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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 Facebook.
The Markup tested the websites of Newsweek’s top 100 hospitals in America.
Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from ... - STAT
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