Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. × Kaiser Permanente members
Kaiser Permanente agreed to pay up to $47.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit concerning the use of third-party tracking tools on its authenticated websites and apps. [52, 53, 55] The lawsuit claimed these trackers disclosed sensitive member information to external tech companies without consent, affecting approximately 13.4 million people. [52, 54] The settlement website went live in January 2026, with a claim deadline of March 12, 2026. [53, 54]
The asset
Settlement for a class-action lawsuit alleging the healthcare provider improperly shared sensitive patient information with third parties via tracking technologies on its websites and mobile apps.
- 13.4M affected individuals
The record
- Seller status
- Going concern
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Modalities
- personal data, health data
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Docket
- 3:23-cv-02865-EMC
- Personal data
- The lawsuit alleged that PII and protected health information (PHI) were disclosed to third parties like Google, Microsoft, and Twitter without user consent via tracking pixels.
What it means if you hold data
This is one of the largest settlements in a wave of litigation against healthcare providers for using standard web marketing trackers, highlighting massive liability risks at the intersection of digital marketing and patient privacy. It serves as a warning for any organization handling regulated data that the use of common third-party web technologies requires strict privacy governance.