US EditionCA Sent Personal Health, Pregnancy, Abuse Information To LinkedIn
- Covered California's website coveredca.com sent sensitive personal health information to LinkedIn through trackers between February and early April 2024.
- This occurred as part of a LinkedIn advertising campaign and involved a transition between marketing agencies, during which trackers monitored details like pregnancy and domestic abuse.
- The Markup and CalMatters reported that coveredca.com transmitted over 60 trackers, including LinkedIn's Insight Tag, which shared both sensitive and less sensitive data such as doctor selections and page visits.
- Kelly Donohue stated that, after learning about the tracking, they have disabled all advertising-related tracking elements on their site as a precaution. Meanwhile, privacy experts expressed concern over the data collection and emphasized the need for stronger safeguards.
- Covered California initiated a review of its privacy practices to prevent unauthorized data sharing, reflecting broader concerns about protections for sensitive health information online.
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How one state sent residents' personal health data to LinkedIn
Gabriel Hongsdusit How one state sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data to LinkedIn, forensic testing by The Markup has revealed. As visitors filled out forms on the website, trackers on the same pages told LinkedIn their answers to questions about whether they were blind, pregnant, or used a high …
CA Sent Personal Health, Pregnancy, Abuse Information To LinkedIn
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How Covered California has been sending personal health data to LinkedIn
FILE: A Covered California sign. (Adriana Heldiz/CalMatters) The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data to LinkedIn, forensic testing by CalMatters has revealed. As visitors filled out forms on the website, trackers on the same pages told LinkedIn their answers to questions about whether they were blind, pregnant, or used a high number of prescriptio…
How California sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn – The Markup
The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is reviewing its website practices. Gabriel Hongsdusit The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data to LinkedIn, forensic testing by The Markup has revealed. As visitors filled out forms on the website, trackers on the same pages told Li…
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The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data to LinkedIn, forensic testing by The Markup has revealed. As visitors filled out forms on the website, trackers on the same pages told LinkedIn their answers to questions about whether they were blind, pregnant, or used a high number of prescription medications. The trackers also monitored whether the visitor…
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