META · News · 20261104N

Privacy and Data Collection

Meta Platforms, Inc. · 2026-11-04 · Importance 40 · Surprise 42 · In source text

A federal judge certified four classes in a lawsuit alleging that Meta’s Pixel tracking code collected patients’ private health information from hospital and doctor websites without consent. The proposed class period runs from June 17, 2018, to the present, and the plaintiffs allege Meta matched the information to Facebook users for system improvement and advertising. The claims include breach of contract and intrusion upon seclusion, and the plaintiffs seek damages and an order preventing further data collection; the report did not specify a damages amount.

Key facts

• A federal judge certified four classes of Facebook users in a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc., alleging that Meta's Pixel tracking code collected private health information from hospital and doctor websites without consent. source
• The certified classes in the Meta Platforms, Inc. Pixel lawsuit seek damages and a court order to prevent further data collection, bringing claims including breach of contract and intrusion upon seclusion. source
• The Meta Platforms, Inc. Pixel lawsuit covers Facebook users from June 17, 2018, to the present and alleges that Meta matched collected data to Facebook users for system improvement and advertising. source

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