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Ars Technica
2 hours ago
Privacy professionals

Steam doesn't want to pay arbitration fees, tells gamers to sue instead

Valve removes mandatory arbitration clause from Steam agreements, allowing direct lawsuits.
Disputes must now be resolved in court rather than arbitration.
Update influenced by pending class-action lawsuit against Valve.
New terms effective immediately or by November 2024 if not agreed to. [ more ]
The Verge
7 hours ago
Privacy professionals

Steam will let you sue Valve now

Steam removed its forced arbitration policy, allowing consumers to pursue lawsuits against Valve. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 day ago
New York City

UFC reaches $375m settlement on class-action lawsuit with another pending

UFC settles for $375 million with former fighters after initial agreement was dismissed.
Ongoing litigation indicates complexities in resolving antitrust issues within the sport. [ more ]
Fast Company
2 days ago
Privacy professionals

Breyers ice cream might owe you money after settling a class-action lawsuit. Here's how to find out

Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream products are involved in an $8.85 million class-action settlement due to misleading flavoring labeling. [ more ]
GSMArena.com
1 week ago
Mobile UX

Apple sued in EU because other music services are too expensive

Apple faces a class-action lawsuit in Europe for allegedly causing music streaming prices to rise by charging a 30% App Store fee. [ more ]
time.com
1 week ago
Privacy professionals

Could a Lawsuit Against MrBeast and Amazon Get Their Show Beast Games Canceled?

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against MrBeast related to alleged mistreatment of contestants in the filming of Beast Games. [ more ]
Ars Technica
2 hours ago
Privacy professionals

Steam doesn't want to pay arbitration fees, tells gamers to sue instead

Valve removes mandatory arbitration clause from Steam agreements, allowing direct lawsuits.
Disputes must now be resolved in court rather than arbitration.
Update influenced by pending class-action lawsuit against Valve.
New terms effective immediately or by November 2024 if not agreed to. [ more ]
The Verge
7 hours ago
Privacy professionals

Steam will let you sue Valve now

Steam removed its forced arbitration policy, allowing consumers to pursue lawsuits against Valve. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 day ago
New York City

UFC reaches $375m settlement on class-action lawsuit with another pending

UFC settles for $375 million with former fighters after initial agreement was dismissed.
Ongoing litigation indicates complexities in resolving antitrust issues within the sport. [ more ]
Fast Company
2 days ago
Privacy professionals

Breyers ice cream might owe you money after settling a class-action lawsuit. Here's how to find out

Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream products are involved in an $8.85 million class-action settlement due to misleading flavoring labeling. [ more ]
GSMArena.com
1 week ago
Mobile UX

Apple sued in EU because other music services are too expensive

Apple faces a class-action lawsuit in Europe for allegedly causing music streaming prices to rise by charging a 30% App Store fee. [ more ]
time.com
1 week ago
Privacy professionals

Could a Lawsuit Against MrBeast and Amazon Get Their Show Beast Games Canceled?

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against MrBeast related to alleged mistreatment of contestants in the filming of Beast Games. [ more ]
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nordicinst8 months ago
New York Times @nytimes: Meta admits to using "Books3" to train its AI models - https://t.co/jux8k3Y9MH. #MachineLearning #aistrategy #AI https://t.co/5aARTOy8ZC
Gizchina.com
8 months ago
Books

Meta admits to using "Books3" to train its AI models

Authors are concerned about their books being used to train AI without their consent.
Meta is facing a class-action lawsuit from authors for using the Books3 dataset containing pirated books without compensation. [ more ]
Ars Technica
8 months ago
EU data protection

23andMe told victims of data breach that suing is futile, letter shows

23andMe is facing a class-action lawsuit over a data breach that impacted 6.9 million users.
The company is being accused of not adequately safeguarding user data and is urging users to consider the futility of pursuing legal action. [ more ]
New York Post
8 months ago
Information security

23andMe blames users for data breach, citing recycled passwords

Genetic testing company 23andMe is facing a class-action lawsuit for a data breach.
The breach was blamed on customers using recycled passwords for their accounts. [ more ]
www.housingwire.com
9 months ago
Privacy professionals

Hackers accessed data of 1.3M customers in Fidelity cyberattack

Mortgage subservicer Loancare informed authorities that the data of about 1.3 million customers was compromised following a cyberattack in November on its parent company, the big four title firm Fidelity National Financial (FNF).
www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Canada news

Canada Bread blames former owner Maple Leaf Foods for price-fixing scheme | CBC News

Canada Bread denies participating in a price-fixing scheme and claims it was acting under the direction of its former majority owner Maple Leaf Foods.
Maple Leaf Foods denies allegations of improper pricing conduct by Canada Bread while it was a shareholder. [ more ]
www.cbc.ca
9 months ago
Canada news

'It scared the hell out of me,' says lead plaintiff in proposed class-action suit over data breach at 23andMe | CBC News

A proposed class-action lawsuit against 23andMe is expected to include more people in Canada after the company revealed a data breach affecting millions of customers.
The breach exposed delicate personal data, including birth year, geographic location, health information, and DNA profiles.
Experts warn that data breaches like this serve as a warning to individuals considering sharing their sensitive genetic information with testing companies. [ more ]
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www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Cristiano Ronaldo faces US$1bn lawsuit for promoting Binance NFTs

Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a class-action lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion in damages for promoting cryptocurrency-related non-fungible tokens (NFTs) issued by Binance.
The lawsuit alleges that Ronaldo's promotion of Binance was deceptive and unlawful, leading investors into costly and unsafe investments. [ more ]
ESPN.com
9 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Ronaldo faces $1B lawsuit for promoting NFTs

Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a $1 billion class-action lawsuit for promoting cryptocurrency-related NFTs on Binance.
The lawsuit alleges that Ronaldo's promotion of Binance was deceptive and unlawful, leading to costly investments.
The suit claims that Ronaldo's partnership with Binance was incredibly successful, resulting in a 500% increase in online searches for 'Binance'. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
9 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Cristiano Ronaldo faces US$1bn lawsuit for promoting Binance NFTs

Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a class-action lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion in damages for promoting cryptocurrency-related non-fungible tokens (NFTs) issued by Binance.
The lawsuit alleges that Ronaldo's promotion of Binance was deceptive and unlawful, leading investors into costly and unsafe investments. [ more ]
ESPN.com
9 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Ronaldo faces $1B lawsuit for promoting NFTs

Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a $1 billion class-action lawsuit for promoting cryptocurrency-related NFTs on Binance.
The lawsuit alleges that Ronaldo's promotion of Binance was deceptive and unlawful, leading to costly investments.
The suit claims that Ronaldo's partnership with Binance was incredibly successful, resulting in a 500% increase in online searches for 'Binance'. [ more ]
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Pitchfork
10 months ago
Music

Black Sheep's Class Action Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group Over Royalties and Spotify Deal Is Dismissed

Black Sheep's class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group over royalties owed to artists has been dismissed.
The lawsuit claimed that UMG's deal with Spotify violated their 1990 contract with the label.
The lawsuit was dismissed due to exceeding the statute of limitations and the court finding no breach of contract. [ more ]
Theregister
10 months ago
Privacy professionals

Samsung UK discloses year-long breach, leaked customer data

Samsung Electronics UK has experienced a data breach exposing customer data from July 2019 to June 2020.
This is the third data breach for Samsung in the past two years.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Samsung alleging inadequate protection of customer data. [ more ]
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