US judge probes bounds of Wiretap Act in Blue Shield health-data tracking suit
By Maria Dinzeo ( May 6, 2026, 01:01 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge weighed Blue Shield of California's bid to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the insurer of funneling protected health information to Google and Meta through tracking pixels embedded on its website.A lawyer for a group of Blue Shield California subscribers urged a federal judge to let a proposed privacy class action against the insurer — for allegedly enabling Google and Meta to intercept their protected health information — to move forward, saying the sensitivity of the data Blue Shield allegedly disclosed sets the case apart from other online tracking suits....
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