NHS sent Facebook private patient information

20 trusts found using a tracking tool that shared information with Meta

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NHS sent Facebook private patient information

As many as 20 NHS trusts have shared patients' private medical information with Facebook through a hidden tracking tool on their websites, an investigation by The Observer has revealed. Data was...

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