Michigan privacy law News

Hearst Settles Magazine Subscribers’ Michigan Privacy Claim for $50 Million

Hearst Communications Inc. on Thursday reached a $50 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it violated Michigan privacy law by selling its magazine subscribers’ personal information to third parties without consent. Lawyers for the subscribers called the proposed class-action settlement …

Consumer Reports Reaches $16.4M Settlement in Michigan Data Privacy Case

The publisher of Consumer Reports magazine has reached a $16.375 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it violated Michigan privacy law by selling readers’ subscription and personal data to third parties without their consent. A preliminary settlement of the proposed …