US EditionCA Sent Personal Health, Pregnancy, Abuse Information To LinkedIn
- Covered California operated the website coveredca.com, which sent sensitive health and personal data from visitors to LinkedIn starting in February 2024 through trackers embedded on the site.
- This data sharing occurred due to marketing campaigns using LinkedIn's Insight Tag, amid a lack of regulatory clarity over transmitting sensitive medical information to third-party social media firms.
- Visitors' detailed responses—including pregnancy status, blindness, prescription usage, transgender identity, and possible abuse—were transmitted along with healthcare provider searches and demographic data.
- Covered California removed all trackers and third-party cookies by April 21, 2024, and initiated a review of its privacy protocols, while experts called the data sharing 'concerning and invasive' and urged stronger protections.
- This incident highlights ongoing privacy risks with social media trackers on government health sites and has led to lawsuits against LinkedIn and calls for improved consumer data safeguards.
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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…
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