Suit Claims Cerebral Shared Health Data with Facebook, Google

Online mental-health services provider Cerebral Inc. is facing a new proposed class action arising from its use of online tracking tools that allegedly shared mental-health information provided by users with third parties such as Facebook, Google, and TikTok.

Lyndell Johnson alleged the company disclosed her protected health information to third parties without her consent and without obtaining assurances as required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

At issue in the lawsuit is Cerebral’s use of online tracking tools provided by Facebook, Google, and TikTok, allowing it to analyze and record how users interact with its websites ...