Meta faces suit claiming medical data leak to Facebook
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Facebook parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has been sued in a case alleging that the company secretly sent medical data to its core Facebook unit.
A privacy class action filed Friday in California Northern District Court claims that Meta unlawfully intercepts protected health information when its trackers are installed on hospital websites and patient portals.

That tracking happens via its "Pixel" tool, which redirects that information, contravening not only federal and state laws but also Facebook's own terms of use, according to the lawsuit.
The suit's plaintiffs say they've identified more than 650 applicable medical provider websites from which Facebook has received patient data.
Recently in Meta Platforms litigation news, the District of Columbia sued CEO Mark Zuckerberg over issues linked to the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.