Overview

• The state exchange used LinkedIn’s Insight Tag from February 2024 until April 2025 to send details like pregnancy status and prescription use to the tech company
• House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie and four Republican colleagues requested documents and explanations from executive director Jessica Altman
• Covered California paused all third-party trackers and launched an internal review after The Markup and CalMatters revealed the data transmissions
• A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses LinkedIn and Google of unlawfully collecting user health information via the prohibited trackers
• A follow-up investigation found four other state insurance exchanges also shared user data with major tech firms, highlighting broader privacy risks