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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Shanti Das

NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent

NHS websites shared data with Facebook via the Meta Pixel tool.
NHS websites shared data with Facebook via the Meta Pixel tool. Illustration: Guardian Design

NHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook without consent and despite promising never to do so.

An Observer investigation has uncovered a covert tracking tool in the websites of 20 NHS trusts which has for years collected browsing information and shared it with the tech giant in a major breach of privacy.

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