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NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent (UK)
The Guardian (UK) ^ | 27 May 2023 | Shanti Das

Posted on 06/02/2023 7:06:02 PM PDT by Salman

NHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook without consent and despite promising never to do so.

An Observer investigation has uncovered a covert tracking tool in the websites of 20 NHS trusts which has for years collected browsing information and shared it with the tech giant in a major breach of privacy.

The data includes granular details of pages viewed, buttons clicked and keywords searched. It is matched to the user’s IP address – an identifier linked to an individual or household – and in many cases details of their Facebook account.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: facebook; health; healthrecords; medicalrecords; privacy

1 posted on 06/02/2023 7:06:02 PM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

Regards,

2 posted on 06/03/2023 12:25:34 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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