Stephen Joyce and Skye Witley report: BNSF Railway Co. Monday agreed to pay $75 million to settle a landmark Illinois biometrics privacy case after a jury found the company violated the privacy rights of thousands of employees, a decrease from an initial award $228 million. “The Settlement Agreement before the Court, if approved, will resolve the…
Category: Breaches
FTC Order Will Ban Avast from Selling Browsing Data for Advertising Purposes, Require It to Pay $16.5 Million Over Charges the Firm Sold Browsing Data After Claiming Its Products Would Block Online Tracking
The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5 million and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges that the company and its subsidiaries sold such information to third parties after promising that its products would protect consumers from online tracking. In…
AMC to pay $8M for allegedly violating 1988 law with use of Meta Pixel
Ashley Belanger reports: On Thursday, AMC notified subscribers of a proposed $8.3 million settlement that provides awards to an estimated 6 million subscribers of its six streaming services: AMC+, Shudder, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, SundanceNow, and HIDIVE. The settlement comes in response to allegations that AMC illegally shared subscribers’ viewing history with tech companies like Google,…
Attorney General James and NYSED Commissioner Rosa Secure $750,000 from College Board for Violating Students’ Privacy
NYS Attorney General Letitia James is turning out to be a real privacy and data security powerhouse and influencer. Here is a press release from her office this week: NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Education Department (NYSED) Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced a $750,000 settlement with College…