Note: This post contains a press release from the D.C. Attorney General’s Office. The monetary penalty amount cited, $175,000.00, only applies to D.C. Separately, New Jersey announced that it settled with Aetna for $365,000. Aetna’s only statement, e-mailed to us, reads: Through our outreach efforts, immediate relief program and recent settlements we have worked to…
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New Jersey District Judge Dismisses All Counts Against Smart TVs
Jadzia Pierce of Covington & Burling writes: On September 26, 2018, New Jersey federal district judge Madeline Cox Arleo dismissed an eight-count class action complaint in its entirety against three smart TV makers: Samsung, LG, and Sony. The plaintiffs alleged that defendants’ smart TVs continuously monitored and tracked their viewing habits, recorded their voices, and…
THIS IS A TEST: Could the Presidential Text Message Alert System be in Violation of Privacy Rights Afforded by the First and Fourth Amendment? New York Plaintiffs Test it Out.
Puja Amin of Womble Bond Dickinson writes about a complaint that may be of interest to some readers: … Just before the alert was sent out, Judge Katherine Polk Failla, rejected three self-represented New Yorkers’ request for a preliminary injunction to halt the test of the Presidential Alert system, apparently finding Plaintiffs’ claims “too speculative.” The…
Canada: 2017-18 Annual Report to Parliament on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Privacy Act
For the html version on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, click here: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-and-decisions/ar_index/201718/ar_201718/ (Alternate PDF version) Trust but verify: Rebuilding trust in the digital economy through independent, effective oversight Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada 30 Victoria Street Gatineau, QC K1A 1h2 © Her Majesty the Queen of Canada for the Office…