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Zoom Settles ‘Zoombombing’ and Privacy Rights Lawsuit for $85M
Zoom Video Communications Inc. agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users' privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, ...
SCOTUS Revives LinkedIn Bid to Prevent Rival From Harvesting Personal Data
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn Corp another chance to try to stop rival hiQ Labs Inc from harvesting personal data from the professional networking platform's public ...
Google Fights Back Against UK Class Action Over Alleged iPhone Tracking
A proposed multi-billion pound British class action against Google, which alleges the internet giant secretly tracked millions of iPhone users, is not viable and should not be allowed to proceed, the ...
SCOTUS Spurns Facebook’s Appeal in User Tracking Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Facebook Inc's bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when ...
Consumers Willing to Share Personal Data With Insurers Despite Data Security Concerns
If it means reduced premiums, consumers are willing to share their personal information with insurers but they question whether insurers can protect their data. The number of consumers willing to ...
Facebook Risks UK Legal Action in Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Inc. risks being dragged into a UK legal dispute involving almost 1 million British users affected by the Cambridge Analytica scandal, two years after revelations about the misuse of private ...
New Fitness Band Analyzes Your Emotional State and Body: Risk Alerts
Amazon's new Halo Band can analyze your emotional state while it tracks your fitness. Colorado and Massachusetts are now offering weed vending machines.
1000-Plus Twitter Employees Reportedly Had Access to Hack-Worthy Tools
More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others, two former employees ...