Google surreptitiously amasses billions of bits of information –every day — about internet users even if they opt out of sharing their information, three consumers alleged in a proposed class action lawsuit. “Google tracks and collects consumer browsing history and other web activity data no matter what safeguards consumers undertake to protect their data privacy,” […]
Sergeant-At-Arms Tells Senators to Stop Using Zoom…
The U.S. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms has reportedly advised members to cease the use of video conferencing app Zoom following a number of security issues being made public in recent weeks. The New York City Department of Education, Google, and the Taiwanese government have all banned the use of Zoom. The Financial Times reports that U.S. Senators […]
Zoom Caught in Cybersecurity Debate — Here’s Everything You Need to Know…
Over the past few weeks, the use of Zoom video conferencing software has exploded ever since it emerged the platform of choice to host everything from cabinet meetings to yoga classes amidst the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and work from home became the new normal. The app has skyrocketed to 200 million daily users from an […]
Zoom Sued for Overstating, Not Disclosing Privacy, Security Flaws…
New Zoom Hack Lets Hackers Compromise Windows and Its Login Password…
JPMorgan Faces Potential Class Action Lawsuit After Guilty Pleas by Former Precious Metals Trader…
Traders from across the U.S. are banding together to accuse J. P. Morgan Chase of manipulating precious metals markets for years. At least six lawsuits, all making similar allegations against the nation’s largest bank, have been filed in New York federal court in the past month, since federal prosecutors in Connecticut unveiled a plea agreement […]
Judge Rules Veterans with PTSD Can Move Forward with Lawsuit Over VA Benefits…
A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who developed post-traumatic stress disorder but were denied Veterans Affairs benefits can sue the military. Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Haight Jr. on Thursday certified a class-action lawsuit against Navy Secretary Richard Spencer by veterans who […]
Class Sues Over Possible Exposure of Google Plus User Data…
In the latest fallout over yet another Silicon Valley privacy scandal, computer users hit Google and its parent company Alphabet with a federal class action Monday night for potentially exposing the data of up to 500,000 users of Google Plus to outside parties. Google announced in a blog post Monday morning that it would discontinue […]
Las Vegas Bump Stock Class Action Dismissed…
A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against bump stock manufacturer Slide Fire yesterday, finding that it couldn’t be held liable for casualties in the massacre at last year’s Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro’s ruling defined bump stocks as a component part of the rifle, not […]
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Tool Faces Class Action Suit Over Mishandling Biometric Data…
Facebook’s misuse of their users’ biometric information could potentially amount to billions of dollars in damages after a federal judge greenlighted an Illinois class action suit against the firm’s facial recognition feature. Facebook violated an Illinois state law by improperly using their photo-scanning and facial recognition technologies and storing biometric data without their users’ consent, […]