Privacy News & Issues
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following press release today: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta (formerly known as Facebook) to stop the company’s practice of capturing and using the personal biometric data of millions of Texans without the authorization required by law. This settlement is the…
Zack Whittaker reports: A federal district court in New York has ruled that U.S. border agents must obtain a warrant before searching the electronic devices of Americans and international travelers crossing the U.S. border. The ruling on July 24 is the latest court opinion to upend the U.S. government’s long-standing legal argument, which asserts that federal…
While looking for information on another breach, PogoWasRight stumbled over this blog post by McShane & Brady law firm in Kansas City: McShane & Brady filed a lawsuit against the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) for a breach of private medical information in which a doctor took a photograph of a patient’s genitals on…
Michael Gennaro reports: Google argued at a motion for summary judgment hearing Thursday afternoon that a proposed class action filed by Google users over data collection is meritless. At issue in the case is the Web and App Activity toggle in Android device’s settings. Turning the toggle off prevents future web and app activity being…