An interesting finding here is that TikTok’s “sensitive data” filter for state health sites is a bizarre keyword list with terms like MAGA, antifa, Teamsters, bhagavad, mulatto, queer, and nationalist.
If your answer isn't on the list, it could still get sent
w/ @suryamattu.com and Tanaz Meghjani
Dhruv Mehrotra
Excellent reporting, alarming findings. Bloomberg's @dmehro.bsky.social et al found U.S. state government health websites are sharing people's personal info (sex, citizenship & race data) with tech giants via pixel-sized webpage trackers. Several states pulled the trackers after Bloomberg disclosed.
www.bloomberg.com
Race, location and immigration information has been sent to TikTok, Meta and others.