Lauren Ohnesorge reports: A month after a federal lawsuit alleged Triangle hospitals disclosed patient phone numbers and other information to Facebook (Nasdaq: META) without permission, North Carolina officials confirm the state is also investigating. The accusations involve Facebook’s Pixel tracking tool, which plaintiff attorneys in multiple lawsuits filed across the country claim is being improperly used…
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Equifax surveilled 1,000 remote workers, fired 24 found juggling two jobs
Ashley Belanger reports: Hundreds of thousands of Americans juggled two full-time jobs in September, and nearly 4 million more mixed full-time with part-time work, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This “overemployment” trend has become so popular through the pandemic that Wired reported that some workers described holding down two jobs as the cure to burnout experienced from…
In Video Privacy Case Against Patreon, Plaintiff Directs Court to Recent Ruling Against Boston Globe in Similar Suit
Christina Tabacco writes: On Monday, the plaintiff pursuing a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) suit against Patreon Inc., an online membership business that features exclusive video content subscribers can pay for monthly, pointed the court to a favorable decision rendered in another VPPA case. There, the District of Massachusetts upheld the complaint over Boston Globe Media Partners…
Tour Amazon’s dream home, where every appliance is also a spy
Geoffrey A. Fowler reports: You may not realize all the ways Amazon is watching you. No other Big Tech company reaches deeper into domestic life. Two-thirds of Americans who shop on Amazon own at least one of its smart gadgets, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Amazon now makes (or has acquired) more than two…