Buckinghamshire NHS trust passed on private patient data to Facebook
NHS trusts shared the private information of patients with Facebook, an investigation by The Observer has revealed.
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NHS trusts shared the private information of patients with Facebook, an investigation by The Observer has revealed.
As many as 20 NHS trusts have shared patients' private medical information with Facebook through a hidden tracking tool on their websites, an investigation by The...
Website analytics are a key part of understanding whether a website "works," and how to improve it; they arose almost at the same time that companies began using websites to transact business.
The Meta Pixel tool passed on intimate details including medical conditions, appointments and treatments to the tech giant.
The tracking tool was being used by the webpages of 20 NHS trusts to collect browsing information before sharing it with tech giant Meta, Facebook's parent company.