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

NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent 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 investigation by The Observer 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.

The data includes granular details of pages viewed, buttons clicked and keywords searched. It is matched to the user’s IP address – an identifier linked to an individual or household – and in many cases details of their Facebook account. 

See also:

• How the NHS has been sharing YOUR personal details with Facebook without your consent The Daily Mail
• NHS trusts passed on private patient information to Facebook – report The Independent