A California jury found that Meta breached state privacy laws by unlawfully collecting private health data from the Flo app users, including sensitive information about pregnancy goals. The lawsuit, initiated in 2021, contended that Meta and others harvested users’ personal profiles and information related to menstrual cycles and sexual activity. Most defendants settled, leaving Meta to face the trial. The jury ruled that Meta intentionally recorded users’ data without consent, while Meta plans to appeal, denying all accusations and asserting its commitment to user privacy.
A California jury ruled that Meta broke state privacy laws by collecting private health data from the Flo app, including users' pregnancy goals, for advertising.
The primary accusation involved the software development kit from Meta that Flo Health used, which allowed user data to be sent to Facebook, violating privacy.
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