IPilogue

MARCH 22, 2023

Privacy Misrepresentation According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) release , BetterHelp requires a questionnaire that asks for sensitive mental health information – “such as whether they have experienced depression or suicidal thoughts and are on any medications” – along with personal information.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 19, 2021

District Court for the Northern District of Texas with approval of the settlement terms by Judge Ed Kinkeade. In addition to the monetary award, the settlement provides reimbursement for class members who suffered certain losses as a result of the security incident; class members may also opt to receive free credit monitoring services.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

” The FTC’s settlement with X-Mode/Outlogic marks its first with a “data broker concerning the collection and sale of sensitive location information.” ” The FTC’s settlement with X-Mode/Outlogic marks its first with a “data broker concerning the collection and sale of sensitive location information.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

Epic Games $520 Million Settlement with FTC for Unfair Practices and COPPA Violations. Epic), maker of the popular Fortnite video game, settled allegations posed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Settlement & U.S. Earlier this month, both parties agreed to end the legal dispute with a confidential settlement agreement. However, the settlement comes with a twist. Torrent Blocking.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2022

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Confidential Settlement. As part of this settlement, all claims against VPN Unlimited were dismissed. The full details of the settlement agreement are confidential.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2021

While many of these lawsuits have resulted in private settlements, Strike 3 also encountered pushback from some of the people it sued. The defendant objected to this request, as handing over a hard drive copy would also reveal privacy-sensitive information such as family photos and content protected by attorney-client privilege.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

Tim Hortons filed a settlement proposal at the end of June, offering to give eligible consumers a complimentary coffee and a bakery good. The investigation found that Tim Hortons had contracted with a third party to determine consumers’ spending habits and target ads by tracking their location data.

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

After the Cambridge Analytics case, in which Facebook (now Meta) was accused of improper processing of personal data, which would entail the profiling and delivery of personal information of its users to third parties, the company faced a series of class action lawsuits that would result in a settlement involving the payment of USD 765 million.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

BREIN presented its plan to Ziggo, the largest ISP in the Netherlands, which declined to cooperate on privacy grounds. Just as it had done many times previously, BREIN took Ziggo to court aiming to force compliance, arguing that its plan was a proportionate and privacy-respecting response to piracy.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 13, 2023

According to some, the lawsuits’ main objective is to collect settlement payments and default judgments. Hegarty, who handles all the Strike 3 cases in the district, subpoenas to identify Internet subscribers can only be quashed if there’s a valid claim of privilege or if a privacy issue is implicated.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 8, 2023, New York Attorney General Leticia James penned her approval to an Assurance of Discontinuance with third party dental administrator Healthplex, settling the enforcement action for $400,000 and a litany of data privacy and security compliance requirements.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 7, 2022

Alleged pirates were given a choice – pay a substantial settlement amount to the rightsholders or face punishing legal action. Thousands of settlement letters, demanding between 600 and 3,000 euros per offense, targeted account holders, with some cases going to court. Initial Victory For Internet Subscribers.

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IPilogue

MARCH 22, 2023

Privacy Misrepresentation According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) release , BetterHelp requires a questionnaire that asks for sensitive mental health information – “such as whether they have experienced depression or suicidal thoughts and are on any medications” – along with personal information.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act among other claims.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On December 8, 2023, New York Attorney General Leticia James penned her approval to an Assurance of Discontinuance with third party dental administrator Healthplex, settling the enforcement action for $400,000 and a litany of data privacy and security compliance requirements.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

Plaintiffs successfully alleged that “Facebook acquired and maintained monopoly power by making false representations to users about Facebook’s data privacy practices.” Even after the 2011 FTC settlement, it deceptively tracked users and gave data to third party developers.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

policy premium might offer a guarantee of 80% recovery, or $80m, if the appeal results in a settlement, or if full recovery is otherwise stymied—remand, lack of collectability, or another adverse intervening event. 2] In this example—taken from a pitch—a $12.5m But anything much higher than that seems, to most in the field, foolish.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act among other claims.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The settlement class includes 441,000 consumers; the deadline for individuals to opt-out of the settlement was June 16, 2021. Plaintiff Cheryl Gaston sued FabFitFun in October 2020, alleging that the company failed to protect its customers’ data against hacker data scraping that compromised payment card information.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2022

With ties to the shadowy piracy monitoring and settlement factory GuardaLey , Voltage is currently pursuing Virgin Media customers in the UK to retrieve cash while warning that something much worse could happen. Voltage settlement actions always seek to maximize pressure on the internet bill payer.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

In the first of its kind under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Sephora settled an enforcement action with the California Attorney General for violation of the CCPA. Sephora must pay $1.2 million in penalties and implement a CCPA compliance program. My office is watching, and we will hold you accountable.”

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Payment And Settlement Systems Act RBI, the primary regulatory authority of different forms of financial bodies has been quick in anticipating and adopting technological innovations. These banks are in fact Private Limited Companies and cannot discharge banking activities especially accepting demand deposits and on payment and settlements.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

.” The OCR’s investigation found potential violations of HIPAA, “including the impermissible use and disclosure of PHI and failure to maintain appropriate safeguards to protect the privacy of PHI.” ” NED agreed to a “robust corrective action plan” in addition to the monetary settlement.

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IPilogue

JULY 19, 2022

Pina D’Agostine & Dr. Aviv Gaon’s “Selected Topics in Privacy and Cybersecurity Law” course with Osgoode Professional Development. John Lemieux is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Group at Dentons Canada LLP. This article was written as a requirement for Prof.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Facebook comes to a preliminary agreement on copyright royalties with French news publishers; Senator Thom Tillis announces his support of a bill increasing cyber-attack reporting requirements for critical infrastructure owners; the Federal Trade Commission issues a report on “troubling” ISP practices surrounding (..)

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In August, the parties already informed the court that they were working on a settlement, which has since been finalized. website we don’t see these changes reflected in the company’s privacy policy yet. There is no indication that these other providers are considering a settlement. Looking at the VPN.ht

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Barry Sookman

JUNE 6, 2021

Privacy Commissioners Comment on Vaccine Passports | McCarthy Tétrault [link] 2021-05-31. Overlooked Patent Cases: Preclusion’s Effect On Settlement – Lexology [link] 2021-05-31. Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-05-29 [link] 2021-05-30.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

All claim to be the best, but some are more privacy-conscious than others. When it comes to privacy and anonymity, an outsider can’t offer any guarantees. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words. The VPN review business is flourishing as well.

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IPilogue

MARCH 15, 2023

These domains pertain to individual well-being —satisfaction with life, affect/feelings, and psychological well-being, social well-being —community, culture, education, economy, health, and work, and regulatory domains —environment, government, and human settlements.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In some cases, people will opt to pay a settlement fee, which over hundreds or even many thousands of threats, can amount to a significant new revenue stream for the movie company. We take the privacy and security of our customers’ data very seriously. Warning Signs Appeared a Few Months Ago.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chapter 5 of Code of Bank’s Commitment to Customers talks about ‘Privacy and Confidentiality’. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal found ICICI Bank Ltd. It states that “ We will treat all your personal information as private and confidential (even when you are no longer our customer). IMPORTANT PRECEDENTS.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In response, the VPN announced that it would stop using US-based servers, to ensure the privacy of its users. The settlement didn’t end the lawsuit completely as the anonymous operators of Popcorntime.app were targeted in the same case. Filmmakers Demand Millions and More.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Cases like that of Haji Zakaria [19] have tried to get a settlement on the question of liability by keeping to the opinion of holding the manufacturer liable if there was no presence of rash or negligent behaviour on the driver’s side. IS RIGHT TO PRIVACY VIOLATED UNDER SUCH AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (PRIVACY BY DESIGN PRINCIPLE).

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement. Elation could then reinspect the software both before and after the first sale of the product by Shi.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Back in 2019, the FTC sought public comment on whether and how to amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. We understand that there are a lot of other privacy-related moving parts these days, including potential legislative changes to COPPA, but you have this authority, and you have a lot of comments.

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