Report: Healthcare.gov Sharing User Data With Advertisers

While the Associated Press claims there's no evidence user-data shared with third parties is being "misused," healthcare.gov sharing user data from the with advertisers raises some ethical concerns about privacy and the security of the site.

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Healthcare.gov has been plagued with allegations of data insecurity that began before it even went live. Now the Associated Press has found that personal data, like age, marital status, zip code, and parental status is being sent out to third party services, some of which are commercial enterprises.

Technology experts documented the connections, and the AP reportedly confirmed the links between Healthcare.gov and external commercial firms. “There is no evidence that personal information has been misused” the AP reports, however “A handful of the companies were also collecting highly specific information.”

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