Eric Wittgrove of Knobbe informs us of yet another tracking-related lawsuit involving health data: Medtronic Minimed, Inc. and Minimed Distribution Corp. (“Medtronic”) were sued in a class action complaint in the Central District of California on August 30, 2023, by users of Medtronic’s InPen® system. […] The complaint asserts that the Private Information improperly disclosed includes…
Category: Court
Lawsuit against Meta for collecting health info advances in federal court
Christopher Brown reports: Meta Platforms Inc. must face a proposed class action alleging it collected the personal health information of patients without their consent in violation of state and federal privacy laws and against its own privacy policies, a federal court ruled. Five anonymous plaintiffs allege in the consolidated lawsuit that Meta intercepted the health information…
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority won against Meta in Oslo District Court
Today, Wednesday 6 September, Oslo District Court ruled in the case between Meta and the Data Protection Authority. The court decided in favour of Data Protection Authority. In July, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority urgently imposed a temporary ban on behavioural marketing on Facebook and Instagram. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, asked the Court…
Tech Industry Group Halts Arkansas Age Checks for Social Media
Andrea Vittorio reports: A tech industry group won a federal court order halting the implementation of an Arkansas law that requires parental permission to register for social media accounts and online age checks to access certain platforms. The Thursday ruling from the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas prevents the state’s attorney general from…