LifeRx.md Hit With Privacy Suit Over Data of Weight-Loss Clients

LifeRx.md Inc. disclosed the personal information of people seeking weight-loss treatments to third parties for advertising purposes in violation of New York’s consumer-protection law, a proposed federal class action said.

Amber Hedgeman alleged that LifeRx.md, a seller of the weight-loss drug GLP-1, disclosed her name, email address, and phone number to X Corp., Pinterest Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google LLC, and Taboola Inc. without her knowledge or consent when she booked an appointment on its website.

The information allowed the third parties to identify her as someone interested in weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and other versions ...