Did Your Cruise Line Secretly Share Your Personal Data? If you booked a cruise through RoyalCaribbean.com, CelebrityCruises.com, Princess.com or HollandAmerica.com within the past couple of years and have a Facebook account, your travel information may have been shared with Facebook without your consent. Now, attorneys working with ClassAction.org are gathering people to take action. Also included in this issue: a new investigation into how some apartment complexes are handling renters’ security deposits. More details can be found below. From there, we’ll touch on potential data privacy concerns surrounding GOLF.com and a new lawsuit claiming that certain Cheerios cereals are contaminated with an unhealthy level of a chemical pesticide. Keep reading for the latest. - Ty Armstrong, Writer/Community Manager |
| Attorneys suspect that several major cruise lines may be illegally sharing consumers’ data with Facebook and are now looking into possible legal action. Specifically, they believe RoyalCaribbean.com, CelebrityCruises.com, Princess.com and HollandAmerica.com may be using an online tracking tool that secretly collects information about certain users and then sends this data to Facebook without consent. It’s possible that this information may contain private details about a user’s travel itinerary, such as the package they booked, their departure dates and more. While there are no guarantees, certain state privacy laws provide that those who had their rights violated could be owed anywhere from $100 to $5,000 each. Learn more and sign up here. |
Attorneys Investigate GOLF.com over Potential Privacy Violations Speaking of privacy concerns, attorneys have reason to suspect that the operators of GOLF.com haven’t been so forthcoming with how they may be handling users’ data. It’s believed that the website may use a tracking tool to secretly transmit details about certain users and the videos they’ve watched to Facebook. If filed and successful, a class action could help InsideGOLF subscribers recover money for any potential privacy violations and force the website to change its data privacy practices. So, if you’re a Facebook user with an InsideGOLF membership and you’ve watched videos on GOLF.com within the past two years, tell us about it here. |
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notice? Don’t throw it out – and check out our full list of ongoing investigations here. You may be able to help get a class action lawsuit started. | |
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| Latest Settlements - Walmart – Weighted Groceries
You may be included in this settlement if you bought weighted goods (e.g., meat, seafood) or bagged citrus in person at a Walmart store between October 19, 2018 and January 19, 2024. - Tampa Bay Times – Pixel Tracking
This settlement covers those who subscribed to the Tampa Bay Times or received its email newsletter between January 18, 2021 and December 28, 2023 and watched videos on the publication's website. - Subaru Ascent CVT
If you are a current or former owner or lessee of a 2019-2020 Subaru Ascent, you may be included in this settlement. | | |
To view a complete list of settlements and to find out how you can file a claim, click here. |
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| | ~ In Other News ~ Renters: Was Your Security Deposit Mishandled? Attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe some apartment complex owners may have violated state laws regarding the management of renters’ security deposits—including by charging more than legally allowed, not providing a receipt for where the deposit was being held, not paying interest, or not providing an itemized list of deductions from the deposit upon moveout. They’re now looking to hear from renters to determine whether class action lawsuits can be filed. If you rented an apartment in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York or Massachusetts within the past three years and believe your security deposit may not have been handled properly, head to this page for the details. |
| General Mills is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges certain Cheerios cereals contain “dangerous levels” of the chemical pesticide chlormequat chloride, which can be harmful to human health even at very low levels. According to the lawsuit, this particular pesticide is applied to growing oat and grain crops to improve the harvesting process – but if left on food and ingested, it can reduce fertility and harm a developing fetus, even at doses lower than those allowed by regulatory agencies. Learn more about the allegations being made here. |
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