Dec 27, 2022Ravie LakshmananData Security / Privacy Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit filed in 2018. The legal dispute sprang up in response to revelations that the social media giant allowed third-party apps such as those, including Cambridge Analytica to … [Read more...] about Facebook to Pay $725 Million to settle Lawsuit Over Cambridge Analytica Data Leak
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple Over Faulty 27-Inch iMac Display
Idaho music teacher Corbin Rasmussen has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple alleging the company failed to address problem with the displays in its 27-inch iMac. Rasmussen paid $2,259 for a 27-inch iMac whose screen went partially dark after 18 months of use. The repair was estimated to cost $500 since it arose after the product's one year warranty had expired. … [Read more...] about Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple Over Faulty 27-Inch iMac Display
Apple to Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Anti-Poaching Agreements
Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe must face a class-action lawsuit from employees who claim their wages were held down by anti-poaching agreements between the companies. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, yesterday granted class-action certification. Koh’s ruling follows an April ruling rejecting the employees’ bid to proceed as a class -- partly because … [Read more...] about Apple to Face Class-Action Lawsuit Over Anti-Poaching Agreements
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Google for Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings
A federal judge in Delaware has dismissed a class-action lawsuit brought against Google for bypassing Safari privacy settings. U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson wrote that the companies had circumvented the browsers’ settings, allowing users’ personal information to be sold to ad companies. But the judge said that the plaintiffs couldn’t show that they suffered because the … [Read more...] about Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Google for Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings
Judge Orders Google to Answer Apple's Questions in Lawsuit Against Samsung
A U.S. judge has ordered Google to provide Apple with a list of search terms it used to compile the Android documentation Apple requested in its case against Samsung. Google had argued that Apple was overstepping its bounds by demanding such information from a third party to the case, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal disagreed. He ordered Google to comply with Apple’s … [Read more...] about Judge Orders Google to Answer Apple's Questions in Lawsuit Against Samsung