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Blue Shield says it shared health info on up to 4.7M patients with Google Ads
2025-04-23 22:18

Tech giants don't need smartphone mics to target adverts – your insurer just gives your data away, anyway US health insurance giant Blue Shield of California handed sensitive health information belonging to as many as 4.7 million members to Google's advertising empire, likely without these individuals' knowledge or consent.…


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VENDOR LAST 12M #/PRODUCTS LOW MEDIUM HIGH CRITICAL TOTAL VULNS
Google 103 257 4345 4742 748 10092
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