Privacy

Hospital Accused of Sharing Private Patient Data with Facebook

Hospital Accused of Sharing Private Patient Data with Facebook

A Washington State hospital has been accused of sharing its patients' private data with social media giant Facebook. The allegation is made in an emerging Seattle-based class-action lawsuit. The suit condemns Overlake Hospital Medical Center, a major hospital, for allegedly sharing sensitive patient information with Facebook, its parent company Meta,…
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Twitter to Pay $150 Million for Improperly Selling Users’ Private Data

Twitter to Pay $150 Million for Improperly Selling Users’ Private Data

Social media giant Twitter has agreed to pay $150 million after it was caught improperly selling users' private information. The company is accused of selling the data of users to target advertising, without having informed them. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the settlement. If approved…
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