Meta Is Sued for Allegedly , Collecting Patient Health Data , Without Consent.br Engadget reports that Facebook's parent company, br Meta, may have collected users' sensitive br medical information without their consent.br Two proposed class-action lawsuits accuse br the company, along with hospitals, of violating HIPAA, br the California Invasion of Privacy Act and other laws. .br According to the suits, Meta's Pixel analytic br tracking tool collected users' health statuses, br appointment details and other data.br According to the suits, Meta's Pixel analytic br tracking tool collected users' health statuses, br appointment details and other data.br One lawsuit filed last month accuses br Pixel of gathering data from the br UC San Francisco and Dignity Health portals. .br A June 2022 lawsuit makes broader claims that br at least 664 providers shared users' medical br information with Facebook through Pixel.br A June 2022 lawsuit makes broader claims that br at least 664 providers shared users' medical br information with Facebook through Pixel.br Engadget reports that the legal action br could prove to be costly for Meta. .br Plaintiffs are reportedly seeking damages br on behalf of all Facebook users whose br healthcare providers use Pixel.br Plaintiffs are reportedly seeking damages br on behalf of all Facebook users whose br healthcare providers use Pixel.br The Pixel lawsuits follow br a string of privacy-related br legal actions against Meta. .br Those legal actions include a D.C. Attorney General suit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal br which saw over 70 million Americans' br personal data collected without consent.br Those legal actions include a D.C. Attorney General suit over the Cambridge Analytica scandal br which saw over 70 million Americans' br personal data collected without consent.br According to Engadget, the social media giant br is also dealing with lawsuits over its br deactivated facial recognition system. .