Health Care Police & Courts Politics Lawsuit against Amazon provides first test of WA's health data privacy law
Amazon faces a potential class-action lawsuit on accusations the company violated a groundbreaking Washington law meant to protect the privacy of consumer health data.
It’s the first case of its kind.
The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleges Amazon’s advertising network, embedded in various phone applications, harvested consumer data without consent. This data, including location information, is then used for targeted advertising, according to the lawsuit.
Passed along party lines with Democratic support in 2023, Washington’s My Health My Data Act prohibits this activity. The landmark law aims to safeguard personal health data from being collected without the users’ knowledge.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/21/lawsuit-against-amazon-provides-first-test-of-was-health-data-privacy-law/