#privacy-violation

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TechCrunch
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

US fines telcos $200M for sharing customer location data without consent | TechCrunch

Major U.S. wireless carriers fined $200 million for illegally sharing customers' location data. [ more ]
Ars Technica
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users' real-time location data

FCC fined major carriers for illegally sharing customer location data without consent or protection measures. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Lawsuit in London to allege Grindr shared users' HIV status with ad firms

Grindr users planning legal action for data breach, including sharing HIV status with advertisers. [ more ]
Healthcare Dive
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Telehealth company Cerebral to pay $7M fine over data sharing

Cerebral agreed to pay over $7 million for disclosing personal health info and misleading about cancellation policies. [ more ]
Therecord
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Law enforcement personnel say LexisNexis retaliated when asked to remove data

Data broker LexisNexis faces lawsuit for retaliating against NJ law enforcement personnel
Violation of privacy laws by data brokers [ more ]
www.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Pornhub operator broke federal privacy law, federal watchdog finds | CBC News

Aylo, formerly MindGeek, violated privacy laws by allowing sharing of intimate images without consent.
Privacy commissioner recommends Aylo take steps to ensure consent before posting intimate content. [ more ]
New York Post
2 weeks ago
New York City

NY 'perv' hid cameras inside ladies' room of public park, busted with over 800 videos: feds

The article highlights a disturbing case of a man secretly recording women and girls in a bathroom at a public park where he worked for 20 years. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
New York City

Devastated' Widow Says M.T.A. Workers Shared Photos of Slain Husband

Privacy violation through unauthorized sharing of crime scene photos on social media.
Legal actions being taken against Metropolitan Transportation Authority, City of New York, and New York City Transit. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK news

Creating deepfake' sexual images to be criminal offence under new legislation

Creating sexually explicit deepfakes without consent will be a criminal offense with severe penalties. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK news

Stephen Bear ordered to pay ex Georgia Harrison 22,000 profits from secret sex tape

Stephen Bear ordered to pay back earnings from illegal video sharing on OnlyFans.
Bear faces prison time if he fails to pay confiscation order and compensatory amount to Georgia Harrison. [ more ]
Federal Trade Commission
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

FTC Order Will Ban Avast from Selling Browsing Data for Advertising Purposes, Require It to Pay $16.5 Million Over Charges the Firm Sold Browsing Data After Claiming Its Products Would Block Online Tracking

Avast to pay $16.5 million settlement for selling browsing data without consent.
FTC alleges Avast misled users by claiming to protect privacy while selling browsing data. [ more ]
TechCrunch
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

FTC bans antivirus giant Avast from selling its users' browsing data to advertisers | TechCrunch

Avast banned from selling browsing data
FTC fined Avast $16.5 million
Sensitive data sold to ad giants [ more ]
WIRED
2 months ago
EU data protection

A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech

University of Waterloo removes M&M-branded smart vending machines after face recognition data scandal. [ more ]
Tech Times
2 months ago
Marketing

EU Starts Probe on TikTok Compliance with Digital Services Act Over Child Safety Concerns

EU Commission investigating TikTok under DSA for child safety, privacy, and transparency issues.
Potential fines up to 6% of global turnover for violations. [ more ]
Ars Technica
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

AMC to pay $8M for allegedly violating 1988 law with use of Meta Pixel

AMC has proposed an $8.3 million settlement to subscribers of its streaming services due to allegations of illegally sharing subscribers' viewing history with tech companies.
The settlement comes in response to a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), which prohibits sharing private viewing information without consent. [ more ]
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