Samantha Cole reports: This article was produced in collaboration with Court Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records. A woman is suing Microsoft and two major U.S. sex toy retailers with claims that their websites are tracking users without their consent, despite promising they wouldn’t do that. In a complaint filed on June 25 in the…
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New York State Legislature Passes Bill Addressing Children’s Use of Social Media Platforms, Pending Governor’s Signature
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On June 7, 2024, the New York legislature passed a bill (S.B. S7694A), the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (the “Act”), addressing children’s use of social media platforms. The bill is pending Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature. The Act prohibits a “covered operator” of an addictive social media platform from providing…
Google Database Reveals Thousands of Privacy Incidents
Joseph Cox reports: Google has accidentally collected childrens’ voice data, leaked the trips and home addresses of car pool users, and made YouTube recommendations based on users’ deleted watch history, among thousands of other employee-reported privacy incidents, according to a copy of an internal Google database which tracks six years worth of potential privacy and…
Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook
Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook More than 200 national and regional lenders share sensitive user data with Facebook. Experts say it might be illegal By: Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira When someone applies for a mortgage, they trust a home loan lender or mortgage broker with some of…