Health data privacy questions mount as hospitals nuke the Facebook tracker

Meta Faces Mounting Questions from Congress on Health Data Privacy As Hospitals Remove Facebook TrackerAfter a Markup investigation in June, 28 hospitals removed the Meta Pixel (Facebook tracker) or blocked it from sending patient information to Facebook.By: Todd Feathers and Simon Fondrie-TeitlerMeta is facing mounting questions about its access to sensitive medical data following a Markup investigation that found the company’s pixel tracking tool collecting details about patients’ doctor’s appointments, prescriptions, and health conditions on hospital websites.During a Senate

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