Modern Cars Are Surveillance Devices on Wheels With Major Privacy Risks: Report November 20, 2024 New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another...
Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations November 14, 2024 By Eleanor Thornber Apple Inc. faces a lawsuit from a UK consumer group over allegations its monopoly on data storage breaches competition law,...
Grindr Sued in UK for Allegedly Sharing Users’ HIV Data With Ad Firms April 23, 2024 By Katharine Gemmell Grindr Inc. was sued by users for sharing sensitive personal information, including their HIV status, with advertising companies in a...
Viewpoint: Biometric Litigation Is Significant Emerging Risk for Insurers September 28, 2023 By James Blinn Executive Summary: Biometric litigation is a significant emerging risk that insurers must now take into consideration, says Jim Blinn, vice...
Australia Fines Facebook Owner Meta $14M for Failure to Disclose Data Collection July 26, 2023 By Byron Kaye An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totaling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting user data...
Court Orders IKEA to Pay $1.2M Fine for Spying on French Employees June 17, 2021 By Caroline Pailliez PARIS – A French court on Tuesday ordered IKEA to pay a 1 million euro ($1.2 million) fine for spying...
TikTok Faces Damages Claim Worth Billions in London Child-Privacy Lawsuit April 21, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley LONDON – TikTok, the wildly popular video app, and its Chinese parent ByteDance could face a damages claim worth billions...
Parties Differ on Data Privacy Legislation Over Liability, Duty of Care May 23, 2019 By Ben Brody and Daniel R. Stoller Three Democratic senators helping write a privacy bill are seeking to allow individuals to sue companies for mishandling their data,...
Facebook in Australia Faces Potential Class Action Suit over Data Privacy Breaches July 10, 2018 By Tom Westbrook Litigation funder IMF Bentham Ltd is preparing to potentially sue social media giant Facebook Inc in Australia over its sharing...
Consumer Reports Reaches $16.4M Settlement in Michigan Data Privacy Case April 10, 2018 The publisher of Consumer Reports magazine has reached a $16.375 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it violated Michigan privacy...