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The trackers found on health exchanges are extremely common and are used by the world’s most popular websites, including ones people use to prepare for college, do their taxes, get a mortgage, or ...

Google has U-turned on its plans to roll-out a standalone prompt for third-party cookies and trackers in Chrome, leaving the data privacy of millions of users at risk. In a blog post, Google said: "We ...

Take a scroll on your favorite news site, and you might believe that a health tracker, like an Apple Watch or Oura Ring, is a paranoia-inducing and life-ruining device that causes more harm than good ...

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In April, The Markup and CalMatters found that Covered California, the state of California’s healthcare exchange, was sending the personal health information of its users to LinkedIn. The news ...

The owners of the health exchange websites use services provided by tech companies like LinkedIn, Google and Snapchat to track user activity and to target advertising. To make this possible, website ...

This story was originally published by The Markup, now a part of CalMatters.Sign up for their newsletter. The owners of the health exchange websites use services provided by tech companies like ...