Topic: class action lawsuit
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Google to Pay $68M for Voice Assistant Eavesdropping
Google has agreed to a $68 million settlement over a lawsuit alleging its devices recorded private conversations without proper consent and shared data with advertisers. The settlement fund will compensate eligible consumers based on the number of claims, covering up to three devices per person, ...
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iPhone Users Get $95M Siri Privacy Payouts
Apple has begun distributing payments from a $95 million class action settlement to eligible iPhone users who claimed Siri recorded conversations without proper consent, though payouts are lower than initially estimated. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2019 report revealing that contractors grading Si...
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Anthropic Settles AI Copyright Lawsuit With Authors
Anthropic has confidentially settled a class action lawsuit with authors over the use of copyrighted books to train its AI models, ending a legal battle that raised questions about fair use and intellectual property. The lawsuit, Bartz v. Anthropic, centered on whether using books for AI training...
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Google to Pay $135M for Android Data Collection
Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it collected Android users' cellular data without proper consent, even when apps were inactive or location services were off. The settlement mandates Google to simplify user controls over data transfers, obt...
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Law Firm Probes Coupang Over Data Breach Security Lapses
Investors harmed by a major 2025 cyber-attack on Coupang are joining a class action lawsuit alleging security failures led to substantial financial losses. The breach potentially exposed personal data of 33.7 million customers, triggering a police raid, the CEO's resignation, and regulatory actio...
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Amazon to Pay $309 Million Over 'No Hassle' Returns Lawsuit
Amazon has agreed to a settlement exceeding $1 billion to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it failed to properly process returns and issue refunds as advertised. The settlement includes approximately $600 million for customer refunds and over $300 million in direct payments, plus a commitm...
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Google Denies Using Your Emails for AI Training: The Truth
Google has denied claims that it scans private Gmail messages to train its AI systems, clarifying that its smart features are separate from AI model training and no policy changes have authorized such data usage. A security firm initially reported that Google was using email content for AI traini...
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TaskUs Staff Implicated in Coinbase Data Breach, Court Docs Claim
A TaskUs employee was identified as the central figure in a major data breach at Coinbase, involving stolen customer data and social engineering attacks. The breach compromised nearly 70,000 users' personal information, leading to a $20 million ransom demand and significant financial losses. Task...
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Meta's AI Glasses Reportedly Share Private Footage With Kenyan Reviewers
A Swedish investigation alleges that contractors in Kenya reviewing data for Meta's AI smart glasses were exposed to highly sensitive private footage, including intimate moments, contradicting the company's privacy assurances and sparking a proposed class action lawsuit. Despite Meta's claims of ...
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