Erik Bangeman reports: TikTok will no longer be allowed on any device managed by the US House of Representatives. On Tuesday, the House’s Chief Administrative Office announced the ban of the popular video-sharing app, a move that comes just a week after legislation that would bar TikTok from all federal devices was introduced. Read more at Ars…
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No injunction against Meta over medical info
From Courthouse News: A federal judge in California declined to issue a preliminary injunction that would have stopped Meta from using its “Meta Pixel” web tracker to collect identifying medical information about Facebook users. Though the users raise “what is potentially a serious problem,” the social media platform’s internal systems already address the management of…
Meta to pay record $725 million to settle class action over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Edvard Pettersson reports: Meta Platforms, the parent of Facebook, has agreed to pay $725 million to settle claims by its users that the social-media behemoth illegally gave third parties, including political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, access to their private information. The proposed settlement is the largest recovery ever achieved in a data-privacy class action, and it is…
Claimant to Maintain Anonymity in English High Court Cyber Attack Case
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On December 20, 2022, the English High Court has granted the victim of a cyber attack a permanent injunction against cyber attackers whilst the victim organization maintains its anonymity. Generally, a claimant’s identity is public in English court proceedings. Injunctions can be made against unknown and unidentifiable defendants enabling them to…