Artie Beaty reports: If you find your personal information online, like your phone number, address, or email, Google is making it easier to make sure it doesn’t show up again. Several years ago, Google introduced a “Results about you” tool that lets you track your personal information online and remove it from search results. It wasn’t exactly…
Judge approves $27.5 million settlement against Thomson Reuters for selling Californians’ personal data
Michael Gennaro reports: A federal judge gave final approval Friday morning to a $27.5 million settlement resolving claims that Thomson Reuters collected millions of California residents’ personal and confidential information and then sold access to it without their knowledge or consent. People living in California since Dec. 3, 2016, were qualified to file for relief,…
Signal leaves Sweden if government’s data storage proposal is rejected
The following is an automated Googletranslation of an article published at SVT: The encrypted messaging app Signal is growing – now even the Swedish Armed Forces use the app. But the government wants to force the company to introduce a technical backdoor for the Police and Säpo. – If it becomes a reality, we will…
First Lawsuit Filed Under Washington’s My Health My Data Act
Attorneys from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP write: On February 10, 2025, a Washington state resident filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and similarly situated individuals against Amazon under the Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMD). This is the first lawsuit brought under MHMD’s private right of action. Because MHMD regulates non-HIPAA consumer health data,…