Shady Grove Fertility Sued Over Info Shared With Google, Meta

A Maryland-based fertility-services provider shared the personal information of patients with Google LLC, Meta Platforms Inc., and Microsoft Corp. without their consent in violation of Maryland privacy laws, a proposed federal class action said.

Two anonymous plaintiffs alleged that Shady Grove Fertility installed tracking software for analytics and advertising from the tech companies on its webpages, allowing them to obtain the identifying information of website visitors and the contents of their communications.

Information disclosed to the third parties included names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, services being sought, physician information, and appointment information, according to ...