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One of the most significant aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the fact that consumers in California now have the right to sue companies for their losses resulting from data breaches. While this seems significant, in reality, it’… Continue reading CCPA Class Action Likely Not Too Classy
As a court weighs the proposed class action settlement stemming from Equifax’s 2017 data breach, an independent legal watchdog is saying the agreement fails to treat victims equally. The nonprofit Center for Class Action Fairness, which advocates on behalf of consumers involved in class action suits, said in a court filing Tuesday the Equifax settlement — which proponents value at $700 million — “flunks” federal requirements for fairness and adequacy. This is the same agreement that Equifax said would include up to $425 million for customers who were affected by the data breach, which compromised information about 147 million Americans. After suggesting individual customers could be paid up t o $125 under certain conditions or accept free credit monitoring, Equifax introduced new requirements forcing Americans to prove they had credit monitoring in place at the time of the breach, otherwise they would be paid nothing. The terms of the deal could result in […]
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The class action charges Capital One and GitHub, charging it with being “friendly” (at least) toward hacking and for the hackers’ posts. Continue reading GitHub ‘encourages’ hacking, says lawsuit following Capital One breach
Probably the dumbest questions you can ask a lawyer—particularly in the wake of a massive data breach—is, “Can I sue?” The answer is almost always, “Yes.” And what would you sue for? Answer. “A real long time.” In the aftermath of the Capital One data… Continue reading Should GitHub Be Liable for the Capital One Hack?
A proposed class action lawsuit against Facebook will move forward after a judge disagreed with the company’s contention it should not be held liable for failing to protect users’ information. Facebook last year announced that a data breach allowed hackers to make off with information about some 30 million people. A vulnerability in Facebook’s code enabled outsiders to access to users’ digital access tokens, which make it possible to visit the site without logging in each time. The company had previously claimed that some of the plaintiffs’ information was not “sensitive” because it was accessible on a public Facebook profile and no real harm had been done because attackers had failed to steal users’ financial information and passwords. Additionally, the company said it should be absolved from responsibility due to the sophistication of the hack. U.S. District Judge William Alsup disagreed, ruling on June 21 that the evidence-gathering phase of the […]
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Two lawsuits are seeking class-action status, alleging that Amazon records children and stores their voiceprints indefinitely. Continue reading Amazon Alexa Secretly Records Children, Lawsuits Allege
Many have been baffled by Jay Brodsky’s legal action against Apple, including his claim that it takes between two and five minutes for him to pass the 2FA security check.
But things began to fall a little more into place when you discover it’s not the … Continue reading The man suing Apple over two-factor authentication has ‘previous’
The laptop giant will settle a 32-state class-action lawsuit stemming from pre-installing vulnerable ad-targeting software. Continue reading Lenovo Ordered to Pay $7.3M in Superfish Fiasco
Yahoo, Inc. has agreed to pay up to $85 million, including $50 million for a fund to reimburse consumers’ claims, to settle class action lawsuits tied to the company’s massive data breaches. The settlement, filed in federal court Monday in California, is one of the largest data breach settlements in U.S. history. Yahoo revealed in 2016 that the company had suffered two massive breaches in 2013 and 2014. When one breach was revealed in December, the company stated that over 1 billion user accounts were impacted. The company later revised that number, saying all 3 billion of Yahoo’s users were affected. The other hack, disclosed in September 2016, hit over 500 million users. The company discovered it internally in 2014, but did not disclose the incident for two years. In addition to the fund, the company has agreed to provide credit monitoring and identity theft protection to participants of the suit, as well as up to […]
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Facebook’s ‘Tag Suggestions’ tool might end up costing the company a lot of money. Continue reading This Is the Facial Recognition Tool at the Heart of a Class Action Suit Against Facebook