Uber and Lyft disclosing private job applicant data to Big Tech: Who’s affected?
Do you have a Facebook or Instagram account? Have you applied to drive for Uber or Lyft within the past two years?
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, as well as Microsoft, TikTok, Google, and other major tech companies, are under scrutiny for their practice of collecting the private information of people’s private data through bits of code known as “pixels,” which are embedded in the websites. Pixels allow websites to track visitor activity including clicks, page views, keystrokes, and other actions, and often share the users’ sensitive information. These companies profit from sensitive information by using it to sell advertisements relating to your information.
Researchers from Northeastern University have discovered that Uber and Lyft shared the sensitive information of job applicants, including their Social Security Numbers, driver license numbers, and dates of birth, with Meta and TikTok. Anyone who has applied to drive for Uber or Lyft may have had their private information unlawfully shared without their consent in violation of privacy laws.
Do you qualify?
You may qualify for this data sharing class action lawsuit investigation if you have a Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok account and applied to drive with Uber or Lyft within the past two years.
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What are pixel trackers?
A pixel is a bit of code that is inserted into a website to record information about visitors, including the actions they take on the website. A website may contain multiple pixel trackers, each one corresponding to and sending information to a different company.
The most common pixel is the Meta Pixel, a JavaScript snippet that collects and shares user activity with Meta. The plugin can then be used to customize advertisements and other features. According to Facebook’s 2018 response to a congressional questioning, there were 2.2 million Pixels installed on websites across the internet.
Information gathered through Meta Pixels is then linked to active Facebook accounts. This may result in the unlawful sharing of sensitive information, including financial and other sensitive data protected by law.
TikTok, Google, Microsoft, and other big tech companies have their own pixels that are nearly identical in function to the Meta pixel. Each of these pixels tracks and shares the activities of website users.
Join a pixel data sharing class action lawsuit investigation
If you have a Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok account and applied to drive for Uber or Lyft within the past two years, you may qualify to participate in this data sharing class action lawsuit investigation.
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