U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Senior District Judge William Orrick ruled a class-action lawsuit claiming Meta Platforms violated U.S. wiretap law and California privacy law could move forward, Reuters reports. The lawsuit claims the privacy of patients treated by hospitals and medical providers using Meta's pixel tracking tool was violated. Orrick cited "plausible allegations that sensitive healthcare information is intentionally captured and transmitted to Meta."
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