Privacy

23andMe faces a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges lax cybersecurity is to blame for a massive early-October 2023 data breach, which has reportedly resulted in users’ sensitive genetic and ancestry information going up for sale.

A proposed class action lawsuit claims J. Crew Group, LLC has unlawfully required customers to provide their contact information as a condition of checkout and then used the data for marketing purposes.

A proposed class action filed late last week claims Microsoft Corporation has failed to adequately inform Microsoft Edge users that it programmed certain versions of the web browser to intercept and collect a wide range of private data.

A proposed class action claims the makers of ChatGPT have unlawfully collected, stored and shared without consent the personal data of hundreds of millions of internet users.

A class action alleges Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. has illegally weaponized consumers’ biometric data to systematically identify and eject from its iconic New York venues anyone from a law firm that “dares to file a lawsuit” against it.

A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Tesla employees have violated the privacy of consumers by accessing, viewing and sharing sensitive videos and images stored by the automaker without consent.

BetterHelp faces at least two putative class action lawsuits after being hit with a proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consent order banning the online counseling platform from sharing consumers’ data with third parties.

IKEA has agreed to pay over $24 million to settle allegations that it put consumers at an increased risk of identity theft by printing credit and debit card receipts that included more than the last five digits of the card number.

Hey Favor (formerly the Pill Club) may be alarmed to learn that the company has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of secretly sharing users’ private health information with the likes of Meta, TikTok and a data analytics firm.