Warner Prods Meta Over Health Data Collection
Meta’s alleged collection of sensitive user health information without consent through tracking apps raises concerns, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner, D-Va., wrote CEO Mark Zuckerberg Thursday. Warner cited allegations against Meta Pixel, a tracking tool he said “sends Meta…
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a packet of data whenever a user clicks a button to schedule a doctor’s appointment -- without the knowledge of the individual making the appointment.” He asked Zuckerberg a series of questions about what sensitive information is collected, how it's used in targeted ads, safeguards against inappropriate data use from third parties and how Meta complies with related laws. “Advertisers should not send sensitive information about people through our Business Tools as doing so is against our policies," Meta said in a statement. "We educate advertisers on properly setting up Business tools to prevent this from occurring. Our system is designed to filter out potentially sensitive data it is able to detect.”