TikTok doubled down on a dismissal motion in a case against it that alleges the social media platform violated consumer protection and product-liability laws.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon filed a motion to dismiss a case about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)'s access to sensitive information in the department Tuesday, saying that the California Student Association -- plaintiff in the case -- lack standing and haven't shown irreparable harm.
In a split decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday granted a motion from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Education Department to stay a pending appeal in a case about the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) access to sensitive personal information. The U.S. District Court for Maryland previously denied the stay on the grounds that the plaintiffs would suffer irreparable harm without the preliminary injunction (see 2503280058).
Yahoo was sued Thursday in the U.S. Court of Southern New York for violating user privacy after allegedly deploying tracking technology that compiled profiles of users based on data and information obtained without their knowledge or consent.
Adobe's use of tracking tools embedded in websites to collect and then monetize vast amounts of users' personal information violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and other privacy laws, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for Northern California.
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.