Meta unlawfully collected reproductive health information from Flo app users without consent, violating California's privacy laws. A California jury ruled that these actions were intentional privacy violations, sending a strong message about protecting digital health data. Despite claims from Meta that it did not seek such data, the jury rejected this defense as insincere. California has now strengthened the protection of reproductive health information under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, safeguarding users' data against unauthorized sharing by digital services.
Meta violated state privacy laws by secretly collecting reproductive health information from Flo app users without consent. The ruling affirms the right to privacy regarding sensitive health data.
The jury determined that the data collection violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act, marking them as intentional privacy violations rather than accidental oversights.
California's expanded Confidentiality of Medical Information Act now provides enhanced protection for reproductive health data, ensuring digital services cannot unauthorizedly share this sensitive information.
While Google and Flo Health settled their portions, Meta decided to fight in court, claiming it never sought health data, but the jury dismissed that defense.
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