Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission
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A multi-university study found 105 health-insurance lead sites leak sensitive PII to 73 third parties (often captured in real time before form submission) and sold to unverified buyers, leading to thousands of immediate inbound calls/SMS/emails, ineffective opt-out mechanisms, and frequent violations of consumer-protection rules—all demonstrating systemic privacy and marketplace abuse.
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