The U.S. District Court for Northern California on Wednesday threw out a privacy suit against video game publisher Ubisoft on the grounds that the display of a cookie banner and creating an account that required accepting the terms of use and privacy policy meant that Ubisoft was granted consent to use pixel tracking and collect data on users.
Microsoft tracks and indefinitely records the personally identifiable information (PII) and internet activity of millions of Americans through its advertising and analytics platform and profits off that information, according to allegations in a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Western Washington.
On Thursday, District Judge Denise Cote partially rejected the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) motion to dismiss a case alleging violations of the 1974 Privacy Act.
NetChoice urged the U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee Tuesday to follow the recent decision in NetChoice, LLC v. Griffin and grant a preliminary injunction against a law requiring age verification before accessing social media accounts (see 2504010044).
Despite granting a dismissal of several claims, the U.S. District Court for Northern California refused to toss allegations of violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) in its ruling Monday in a class-action case against streaming service Mubi.
The U.S. District Court for Southern Illinois dismissed a case that alleged violations of the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), ruling that it doesn't apply "to the underwriting practices concerning life insurance policies." Plaintiff Brynn Thompson alleged the violation occurred when her genetic information was used to determine eligibility for life insurance coverage.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) doubled down Monday when they filed a memorandum supporting their motion to dismiss a case alleging DOGE accessed sensitive personal data from OPM in violation of the 1974 Privacy Act. The departments argue that the plaintiffs -- current and former federal employees -- failed to state claims under the Privacy Act and lack standing, among other issues.
Lafayette Federal Credit Union (LFCU) was hit Friday with a class-action lawsuit for allegedly failing to safeguard the personal identifiable information (PII) of its customers, which later leaked in a data breach.
Parents from California and Maryland filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against Instructure, an education technology company, on behalf of their minor children. The parents alleged that the company has monetized the personal information of its users, who are mostly school-aged children, without their consent.
A judge for the U.S. District Court for Maryland denied a motion from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Education Department to stay pending appeal in a case about the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) access to sensitive personal information. The court allowed its previously ordered preliminary injunction to continue.