CVS Health; Criteo Agree to Pay $20.5 Million to Resolve Website Tracking Litigation
CVS Health, Criteo, and American Wellness Corp have agreed to pay $20.5 million to settle class action lawsuits tied to website tracking practices. The settlements resolve litigation that appears to center on how user data was collected and shared through tracking tools on health-related websites.
Why this matters: When you visit a pharmacy or health website, you probably assume your activity stays private. These lawsuits say it did not. Tracking tools quietly collected and shared that data with ad-tech companies. Health browsing is not ordinary browsing. It can reveal conditions, medications, and personal struggles you never consented to share. A $20.5 million settlement sounds large, but the real number to watch is how many people were affected and how little each one gets. The money matters less than whether the behavior stops.
Who should care: Healthcare professionals · Privacy officers · Compliance · Cybersecurity
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