A huge proposal from the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission proposed changes to the agency’s 2020 privacy order with Facebook after alleging that the company has failed to fully comply with the order, misled parents about their ability to control with whom their children communicated through its Messenger Kids app, and misrepresented the access it…
Largest US Crypto Exchange Coinbase Faces Lawsuit Over Illegal Customer Biometrics Collection
APB reports: According to a proposed class-action lawsuit, Coinbase Inc., the largest crypto exchange in the US by trading volume, has been illegally collecting face templates and fingerprints of its customers, which violates the biometric privacy law in Illinois. As per a Bloomberg report, the suit, which was filed in federal court in San Francisco,…
After $1bn Piracy Loss, Cox Latest ISP to Face DMCA Subpoena Dilemma
Andy Maxwell writes: Even though Congress still hasn’t rewritten the DMCA, movie studios known for tracking down alleged BitTorrent pirates in pursuit of cash settlements are increasingly using the DMCA subpoena system anyway. During 2022 and early 2023, Voltage Pictures, Millenium Funding, LHF Productions, and Capstone Studios obtained DMCA subpoenas targeting customers of CenturyLink (now…
Court Protects Redditors’ Right to Anonymous Speech in Piracy Case
Ernesto van der Sar writes: A California federal court has denied a request to compel Reddit to unmask several anonymous Redditors. Film companies say the users’ comments could serve as relevant evidence in a piracy liability case against Internet provider RCN. However, the court believes that the Redditors’ First Amendment right to anonymous speech outweighs…