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US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants

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6 months ago

May 4, 2026

Almost all of the 20 U.S. state government-run health insurance marketplaces shared residents’ application information with advertising and tech giants, including Google, LinkedIn, Meta, and Snap, according to a new investigation by Bloomberg.

The report drives home the privacy problems created by pixel-sized trackers, which allow website owners to collect information about their visitors, often for web analytics and identifying bugs. A common tool in digital advertising, these trackers also allow the collection of personal information if misconfigured and placed on websites that contain sensitive content, such as healthcare data.

Per Bloomberg, New York’s health insurance exchange shared information with several tech companies about a person’s application, including whether they provided details about whether they have incarcerated family members.

The health insurance exchange for Washington, D.C. also asked residents about the person’s sex and race, which TikTok’s pixel tracker attempted to redact. Some races were masked and others were not, the publication reported. A spokesperson for the Washington, D.C. exchange told Bloomberg that residents’ email address, phone number, and country identifiers were also shared with TikTok.

Washington, D.C. paused its rollout of the TikTok tracker, and Virginia removed the Meta tracker from its website after Bloomberg found it was sharing residents’ ZIP codes with the tech giant.

This is not a new problem, and has previously caught out telehealth startups and healthcare giants alike. Several companies and healthcare giants have had to notify millions that they inadvertently collected and shared their health information with tech giants, whose profits are derived from using consumer data for advertising.

But Bloomberg’s investigation shows that these pixel trackers can affect large swathes of the population when placed on government websites. The publication noted that more than seven million Americans purchased health insurance for this year through a state health insurance exchange.

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UEL: Chukwueze Set to Miss Bournemouth Clash as Hip Problem Hits AC Milan

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9 minutes ago

October 21, 2026

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Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze is expected to miss AC Milan’s UEFA Europa League encounter against Bournemouth after suffering a left hip problem ahead of Thursday’s fixture.

The Nigerian international was absent from Milan’s final training session at the club’s Milanello training ground on Wednesday, October 21, raising concerns about his availability for the trip to England.

Sport247 reports that Chukwueze developed the problem following AC Milan’s 3-2 Serie A victory over Atalanta on Sunday, October 18. The winger is scheduled to undergo a specialist medical examination to determine the severity of the injury and establish his potential recovery period.

The setback comes at an important stage of Milan’s European campaign, with the Italian side preparing for their third league-phase fixture of the Europa League season.

Chukwueze has featured regularly for Milan this season, earning opportunities under head coach Ruben Amorim. His possible absence would reduce the team’s attacking options on the right flank as they prepare to face a Bournemouth side playing on home soil.

Milan are already dealing with other fitness concerns. Belgian winger Alexis Saelemaekers is sidelined following ankle surgery, while defender Matteo Gabbia also missed the final training session ahead of the Bournemouth encounter.

The extent of Chukwueze’s injury remains unclear, and the outcome of his medical assessment is expected to provide a better indication of how long he could be unavailable.

For Nigeria, the development will also attract attention as the Super Eagles continue to monitor the fitness of key players based abroad. However, no definite return date has been established for the winger.

AC Milan are scheduled to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Thursday, October 22, in a fixture that will test the Italian club’s squad depth amid their growing injury concerns.

Chukwueze’s immediate focus will be on determining the extent of the hip problem and beginning the appropriate recovery process before returning to competitive action.

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Andela, Flutterwave Co-Founder Iyin Aboyeji to Headline Insurance Meets Tech 5.0

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48 minutes ago

October 21, 2026

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Insurance Meets Tech (IMT) has confirmed Mr. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, OON, Co-founder of Andela and Flutterwave, and Founding Partner of Future Africa, as Headline Speaker for its fifth edition. IMT 5.0, themed “Building Insurance That Connects”, will hold on Friday, November 20, 2026, at the Balmoral Event Centre, Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

Mr. Aboyeji will deliver a presentation titled “Capital, Code and the Race to Nigeria’s First Insurance Unicorn.” He will examine how a better-capitalised industry, paired with scalable technology, can place insurance on the platforms Nigerians already use, and what it will take for a homegrown insurer to reach that milestone.

Organisers selected him for his vantage point as both founder and investor, having helped create two of the continent’s first technology unicorns, and through Future Africa he continues to back founders solving hard problems across Africa.

Speaking on the choice of Headline Speaker and topic, Odion Aleobua, Convener of Insurance Meets Tech, said: “Nigeria has already built billion-dollar companies in payments and in talent, while insurance is still waiting for its breakout moment. This is the kind of trailblazing conversation we seek to have at Insurance Meets Tech. Iyin has built two of those companies and now backs the next generation of founders, so he sees this question from both sides of the table. He is the right person to set the tone for this conversation at IMT 5.0.”

The conversation also lands at a pivotal moment, as recently concluded recapitalisation has left insurers with stronger balance sheets and the implementation of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) is reshaping sector governance. Shareholders who committed fresh capital expect growth that justifies it, while Nigerians expect insurance to be as simple and accessible as the digital services they use daily.

Commenting on his participation, Mr. Aboyeji said: “Insurers now have the capital, and the technology to reach customers at scale is already here. What remains is building products that live inside platforms people trust. That is how the first insurance unicorn gets built. I look forward to making that case at IMT 5.0 to executives, founders, regulators, investors and policymakers from the insurance and technology sectors.”

This year’s theme reflects the organisers’ conviction that the future belongs to institutions that build ecosystems connecting people with capital, creating trust and unlocking opportunity on a scale.

About Insurance Meets Tech

Insurance Meets Tech (IMT) is West Africa’s leading insurance and tech conference. Across four editions, it has become the region’s foremost platform for executive dialogue where insurance and technology meet.

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