Health Websites Share Sensitive Personal Data with Advertisers Without Required Consent: Report

Health Websites Share Sensitive Personal Data with Advertisers Without Required Consent: Report
The logos of mobile apps Facebook and Google on a tablet in Lille, France, on Oct. 1, 2019. Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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Investigative reporters probing alleged misuse of the sensitive data of Europeans found that health websites were illegally sharing people’s information with ad-targeting companies including Google, Amazon, and Facebook.

The personal data shared without users’ explicit consent—a requirement under European data protection laws—includes medical symptoms, diagnostic information, as well as names of drugs.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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