In Re Meta Pixel Healthcare Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHN DOE, et al., Case No. 22-cv-03580-WHO

Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

v.

META PLATFORMS, INC., et al., Defendants.

Plaintiffs challenge defendant Meta Platform, Inc.’s alleged use of proprietary computer code to obtain certain healthcare-related information of Facebook users: according to plaintiffs, the Meta Pixel allows Meta to intercept personally identifiable medical information and the content of patient communications from Facebook users, which Meta then monetizes for its own financial gain. Plaintiffs have brought several federal and state law claims, some of which they have plausibly alleged and others which need more specificity. As explained below, Meta’s motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs are five Facebook users who are proceeding anonymously due to the sensitive nature of this litigation. Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“CCAC,” Dkt. 185) ¶¶ 24-28. They allege that…