Health firms tracked patients’ searches without consent, watchdog finds
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-24 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Technology
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Culture & Entertainment, Australia, Media, Technology
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People researching topics such as egg freezing, prostate conditions and contraception on two health websites were tracked through invisible code and had their searches fed to social media giants in conduct Australia’s privacy watchdog has now ruled unlawful.
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