South Korea’s data protection regulator has fined Chinese ecommerce giant Temu nearly one million dollars (1.39 billion won) for illegally transferring Korean users’ personal information to China and other countries. Temu outsources and stores users’ data with companies in several countries, including China, Singapore, South Korea and Japan, But the firm “failed to disclose in…
Category: Breaches
Clothing Retailer, Todd Snyder, Inc., Settles CPPA Allegations Regarding California Consumer Privacy Act Violations
Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder, and Natalie Maas of Covington and Burling write: On May 6, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced a decision and $345,178 fine related to allegations that Todd Snyder, Inc. violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and requirements to change its business practices. As summarized in the consent order, the CPPA alleged…
Google agrees to pay Texas $1.4 billion data privacy settlement
CNBC reports: Google agreed to pay nearly $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle allegations of violating the data privacy rights of state residents, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday. Paxton sued Google in 2022 for allegedly unlawfully tracking and collecting the private data of users. The attorney general said the settlement, which covers allegations in two separate lawsuits against…
Apple Siri Eavesdropping Payout Deadline Confirmed—How To Make A Claim
Kate O’Flaherty reports: Apple users can now apply to claim their share of a $95 million cash payout to settle a class action case alleging Siri eavesdropping. The deadline for applications for the Siri payout is Jul.2. In January, I reported how the iPhone maker agreed to pay $95 million in preliminary settlement, filed Dec. 13,…