APEX, N.C. — A lawsuit has been filed against WakeMed, claiming the hospital system gave sensitive patient information to Facebook for advertising purposes and financial gain. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a former patient, alleges that WakeMed transmitted nearly 500,000 of its patients’ personal health information to Facebook without the patients’ consent. According to Facebook, the Meta pixel is “a snippet of JavaScript code that allows you to track visitor activity on your website,” and is used for people who decide to advertise on Facebook. Advertisers […]

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