Becker's Healthcare October 19, 2023
Healthcare websites continue to transmit patients’ personal and health data to Big Tech companies, Bloomberg reported.
Cybersecurity firm Feroot Security examined hundreds of healthcare and telehealth sites and found that 86% collect and send data without the user’s consent while 73% of their login and registration pages have trackers that can expose health information, according to the Oct. 17 story. About 15% of the consumer-tracking pixels can read and collect a user’s keystrokes, enabling them to identify names, Social Security numbers and medical diagnoses and treatments, the company said.
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