Some online pharmacies that sells pills are deploying technology which share data of website visitors with google and other third parties. Information like search history and geolocation can be used to identify website users as per Pro Publica probe.
Nine pharmacies that share sensitive data are Abortion Ease, BestAbortionPill.com, PrivacyPillRX, PillsOnlineRX, Secure Abortion Pills, AbortionRx, Generic Abortion Pills, Abortion Privacy and Online Abortion Pill Rx.
Data shared through tracker include web addresses visited, search items, items clicked on, location and device information and unique identifier linked to a user’s browser. By doing so undoubtedly these pharmacies are violating various principles of GDPR.
Furthermore, in post Roe v. Wade wherein constitutional right to abortion has been removed , the users of such pharmacies are at risk of being prosecuted by law enforcement agencies . The data shared with google or other third parties may be used by police authorities to identify the individual.
These companies must be restricted from sharing sensitive data with third parties and website users must be informed before their data is shared by these companies.