The bankruptcy of biotechnology company 23andMe is raising privacy concerns about the future of customers' sensitive genetic data. Democratic and Republican state AGs and the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office said they're monitoring the situation.
A recent decision in a Florida privacy class action lawsuit shows how older wiretapping statutes could be applied to modern pixel tracking cases, Sidley Austin attorneys said Wednesday.
In an apparent win for industry, the Vermont Senate Institutions Committee voted 5-0 Thursday to replace the text of a comprehensive privacy bill (S-71) with that of S-93. S-93, which the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and other business groups preferred, lacks a private right of action and is much like Connecticut's privacy law.
Carruth Compliance Consulting has engaged class action law firm Edelson Lechtzin to investigate possible privacy violation claims resulting from a data breach that Carruth found in some of its computer systems, the law firm said Thursday. Carruth provides administrative support to public school districts and non-profit organizations for managing retirement plans.
Kids and their guardians on Wednesday urged the U.S. District Court for Central California to continue pursuing a class-action complaint against TikTok alleging the social media platform invaded the privacy of users younger than 13, a violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other laws. TikTok filed a motion to dismiss on Jan. 29 on the basis that the plaintiffs never identified what personal information was collected from them, or how that caused them harm.
The U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania Tuesday approved a $6.8 million settlement between Rite Aid and class-action plaintiffs in a data-breach case where the drugstore chain exposed the personally identifiable information (PII) of more than 2 million people in 2024.
The U.S. District Court for Southern New York ruled Tuesday that media company Springer Nature cannot dismiss a class-action complaint over alleged violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The defendant argued the plaintiff fails to state a claim for relief under the act because Springer Nature is not a video tape service provider nor do they plaintiffs’ qualify as consumers under the VPPA.
Recent court rulings in California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) cases may signal that judges are more skeptical about what counts as an actual injury under violations of the statute, said privacy lawyers: That could lead to more decisions in favor of businesses over plaintiffs. However, the lawyers said there's a long way to go before a definitive ruling is made.
Life insurance company Globe Life was hit with two class-action lawsuits last week in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas over its failure to protect the personally identifiable information (PII) of its customers when unauthorized access to information systems was gained in 2024.
The U.S. District Court for Western Washington partially dismissed a class-action complaint Tuesday claiming that a hospital violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other laws. Plaintiffs alleged that Overlake Hospital Medical Center implemented the Facebook Tracking Pixel and other browser plugins on its website, then disclosed website users' information to third parties, including Facebook and Google, without consent, in violation of HIPAA and the center's privacy policies.