Samira Sadeque reports: A North Carolina woman is reportedly suing her former employer after her coworkers shared sexually explicit videos of her on social media. The woman, who was a waitress at the Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Charlotte, North Carolina, is suing the restaurant for $100,000 in damages, according to Charlotte-based radio service WBT. She…
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Instagram Reportedly Breaks Data Privacy Law Over Children’s E-mail Address; May Face Huge Fines
CJ Robles reports: The social media giant could pay a huge fine if investigation proves Instagram has broken privacy laws. Currently, the Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has been investigating on the Instagram’s handling of children’s personal data on its platform. Anyone who is at least 13 years old can open an Instagram account, but…
Noom Website Trackers Breach California Privacy Law, Plaintiffs Claim in Class Action Lawsuit
Brian White reports: Supplement maker Noom and a partnering software company face legal action for allegedly tracking customers without permission through its Noom website. Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit are claiming digital trackers, made by FullStory, Inc. and embedded into the Noom website, are violating California privacy law. Read more on Top Class Actions.
French Supervisory Authority Publishes Final Version of Cookie Guidelines, Says It Will Start Enforcing Them in April 2021
Kristof Van Quathem, Anna Oberschelp de Meneses and Nicholas Shepherd of Covington & Burling write: On October 1, 2020, the French Supervisory Authority (“CNIL”) published the final version of its Guidelines on cookies and other tracking technologies (hereafter, “guidelines” – see announcement here, and guidelines here, in French), as well as an adjoining set of best practice recommendations (in French) with…