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Data Privacy

Nov. 3, 2026

Judge certifies 4 classes in Meta health data privacy lawsuit

A federal judge rejected Meta's arguments that individual differences among patients and healthcare providers make classwide litigation unworkable, allowing claims over the company's Pixel tracking technology to proceed.

A federal judge has certified four classes in a lawsuit accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of secretly collecting patients' sensitive health information through its Pixel tracking technology and using the data to target advertisements.

Senior U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick III ruled Friday that the plaintiffs' claims raise common legal questions that can be resolved on a classwide basis, rejecting Meta's argument that differences among patients, healthcare providers an...

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