Civil Litigation
Dec. 3, 2024
AIDS group breached patients' privacy, lawsuit claims
The use of tracking codes by Meta and Google meant those companies received identifying information about patients using AIDS Healthcare foundation's websites, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation is accused of breaching patient privacy with the use of third-party marketing code on its websites that allegedly disclosed its patients' HIV status and other sensitive health information protected by state law.
The complaint, filed on behalf of an anonymous patient in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims five causes of action against the non-profit. It states that the foundation embedded online tracking codes from Meta and Google that sent thos...
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