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We caught 4 states sharing personal health data with Big Tech (calmatters.org)
submitted 1 week ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Here's the article about the class action lawsuit - https://themarkup.org/impact/2025/05/02/after-markup-investigation-linkedin-and-google-face-lawsuit-alleging-improper-access-to-health-data

[–] GhostlyPixel@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For those affected specifically by Covered California, although I wouldn’t be surprised to see suits for other states pop up

A proposed class action, the lawsuit seeks to represent everyone who had information transmitted to the tech companies by Covered California

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

While I do think CoveredCA needs a healthy (pun intended) fine, tech companies need need a serious grilling for taking this info. Not just the cost of business crap that's handed out for getting caught.

More importantly, WE need resources to notify, find and curate or revoke data about us! Start putting that in settlement clauses; I don't care about my $3.20 gift card left over and split from a class action win.