Google Fails to End $5B Consumer Privacy Lawsuit August 8, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge rejected Google’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by...
Facebook Parent Meta to Settle Cambridge Analytica Scandal Case for $725M December 27, 2022 By Nate Raymond Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media...
Google Defeats One Suit Over Chrome Data Privacy Practices December 14, 2022 By Malathi Nayak Alphabet Inc.’s Google defeated a privacy lawsuit by consumers who accused the company of snooping on them even after they...
D.C. Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach May 24, 2022 By Erik Larson The District of Columbia said it sued Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg for his alleged role in...
Three States, D.C. Sue Google Claiming Location Tracking Violates Users’ Privacy January 25, 2022 By David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive...
Reuters: Rite Aid Deployed China-Linked Facial Recognition in Poor Neighborhoods July 30, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin Over about eight years, the American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp quietly added facial recognition systems to 200 stores across...
Stadiums May Test Fans’ Privacy Boundaries With Virus Prevention Technologies June 5, 2020 By Dave Campbell The metal detectors every sports fan has become accustomed to at the gate might soon be accompanied by thermal body...
Privacy Law Favored by Tech Firms Gains Support Among House Democrats October 17, 2019 By Ben Brody A group of more than 100 centrist Democratic House lawmakers is throwing its weight behind a privacy bill that has...
Consumer Reports to Add Cyber Security, Privacy to Product Rankings March 6, 2017 Consumer Reports, an influential U.S. non-profit group that conducts extensive reviews of cars, kitchen appliances and other goods, is gearing...
Robo-Insurance Agents? Bring ‘Em On, Phygitally, Say Consumers January 12, 2017 Seven in 10 consumers around the world would welcome robo-advisory services – computer-generated advice and services that are independent of...