TECH - Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Must Defend Against Allegations Of Medical Privacy Breaches | Benzinga
Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has been ordered by a U.S. District Judge to face a class action lawsuit. The litigation alleges that the tech giant has violated medical privacy rules.
What Happened: On Thursday, U.S. District Judge William Orrick allowed plaintiffs to pursue claims that Meta broke a federal wiretap law, a California privacy statute, and its contract terms related to user privacy on Facebook, reported Reuters.
The lawsuit revolves around accusations that Meta’s tracking tool, Meta Pixel, captured and relayed confidential healthcare data.
The complainants, who remain anonymous, asserted that the tech giant was privy to sensitive health information when they accessed patient portals that had Meta Pixel installed. This reportedly enabled ...