Blue Shield data breach exposes 4.7M member records to Google

April 23, 2025, 11:20 am

Blue Shield of California confirmed that sensitive health data for 4.7 million members was inadvertently shared with Google’s analytics platforms. The breach raises serious concerns over data privacy and security protocols, spotlighting the need for stricter controls to protect patient information.

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theregister.com / Blue Shield says it shared health info on up to 4.7M patients with Google Ads

Tech giants don't need smartphone mics to target adverts – your insurer just gives your data away, anyway US health insurance giant Blue Shield of California handed sensitive health information belonging to as many as 4.7 million members to Google's advertising empire, likely without these...

bleepingcomputer.com / Blue Shield of California leaked health data of 4.7 million members to Google

Blue Shield of California disclosed it suffered a data breach after exposing protected health information of 4.7 million members to Google's analytics and advertisement platforms. [...]

techcrunch.com / Blue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years

The health insurance giant is notifying at least 4.7 million patients of the security lapse.


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