Covered California’s website, which allows users to shop for health insurance under Obamacare, inadvertently shared users' personal health information with LinkedIn as part of an advertising campaign. This includes sensitive details such as pregnancy status and prescription drug use. Privacy advocates, including Sara Geoghegan, have criticized this practice as invasive, arguing that individuals do not anticipate their health data being processed in such a manner. Additionally, Rep. Kevin Kiley has raised alarms about potential HIPAA violations, while LinkedIn faces multiple lawsuits concerning unauthorized medical data collection.
Covered California's website sent users' personal health information to LinkedIn as part of an advertising campaign, raising significant privacy concerns.
Sara Geoghegan stated that the collection of health data for an advertising campaign is invasive and calls into question user expectations of privacy.
Rep. Kevin Kiley expressed that the tracking of sensitive health information by the state's Obamacare website for marketing purposes is disturbing and warrants investigation.
LinkedIn faces lawsuits regarding unauthorized collection of medical information, including sensitive data related to individuals' health and fertility.
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