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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The Streets are Watching: How Billboards are Spying on You
Billboards have come a long way from the faded, peeling posters by the roadside. Today, many adverts are displayed on vibrant digital screens featuring animation, interactivity and high production values. Advanced technology has not just brought the advertising displays themselves to life, it has also brought the integration of a wealth of tools that have…
Colorado Attorney General Releases Draft Colorado Privacy Act Rules
Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder, and Alexandra Scott of Covington and Burling write: On October 10, 2022 the draft rules implementing the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) were officially published in the Colorado Register. Written comments on the draft rules are due by November 7, 2022. The CPA draft rules share some similarities with the draft rules set forth…
Google to Pay $85 Million to Settle Arizona Geolocation Tracking Privacy Suit
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On October 3, 2022, Google LLC (“Google”) agreed to pay the State of Arizona $85 million to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit that alleged the company surreptitiously collected consumers’ geolocation data on smartphones even after users disabled location tracking. Arizona’s lawsuit followed a 2018 Associated Press article that alleged Google continued…