Privacy

February 24, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges that Sharp Healthcare secretly transmits Sharp.com visitors’ personal data to Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

February 23, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims that Circle of Care’s inadequate cybersecurity measures resulted in a cyberattack in September 2022 that affected about 61,170 patients.

February 22, 2023 Helzberg’s Diamond Shops faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the jewelry retailer has captured without consent Illinois consumers’ biometric hand scans through a “virtual try-on” feature on Helzberg.com.

February 21, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges the inadequate cybersecurity practices of Mena Regional Health System and an unidentified insurance carrier are to blame for a data breach purportedly discovered in November 2022.

February 21, 2023 The company behind Lensa faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the mobile app’s “magic avatar” feature unlawfully captures, stores, and profits from users’ biometric data.

February 21, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges Highmark, Inc.’s “grossly negligent” cybersecurity practices resulted in a “massive” data breach purportedly discovered by the company in December 2022.

February 20, 2023 A class action alleges apparel company UNTUCKit has unlawfully recorded calls to its customer service number without notice or consent.

February 17, 2023 Home Depot faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the company “intentionally intercepted” users’ electronic communications by embedding “session replay” software into its website.

February 16, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims The Cheesecake Factory has unlawfully tracked and recorded the online communications of website visitors without consent.

February 14, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges Chicago’s Little Goat Diner, owned by “Top Chef” season four winner and Iron Chef Stephanie Izard, has unlawfully captured and stored employee fingerprint scans without consent.

February 14, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Mindpath Health failed to protect patient information from hackers who reportedly gained unauthorized access to two employee email accounts in 2022.

February 13, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center secretly shares private patient data with Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

February 10, 2023 A class action lawsuit claims Howard Memorial Hospital’s “negligent” and “careless” cybersecurity standards are to blame for a data breach reportedly discovered in December 2022.

February 7, 2023 A class action lawsuit alleges Beauty Systems Group, LLC has illegally collected and stored Illinois workers’ biometric fingerprint scans without consent.

February 7, 2023 A class action claims Cedars-Sinai Health System and subsidiary Cedars-Sinai Medical Center secretly transmit without consent and to numerous third parties the personal data of Cedars-Sinai.org visitors.

February 7, 2023 A class action alleges Microsoft has unlawfully captured and stored without consent the biometric information of customers of Brainshark, a client of the corporation’s Azure artificial intelligence services.

February 6, 2023 Apple faces a class action lawsuit that alleges the tech giant misleads consumers into believing that their personal data is not being tracked.

February 6, 2023 Class actions against iHeartMedia, Inc. and DotDash Meredith, Inc. allege that the respective owners of iHeart.com and People.com secretly share digital subscribers’ personal info with Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

February 3, 2023 A class action alleges GoodRx has secretly shared consumer medical information with Google, Meta, Criteo and other major social media and advertising companies.

February 3, 2023 Timeco Systems, Inc. faces a class action lawsuit that claims the company has unlawfully captured and stored the biometric data of its clients’ employees without consent.

January 31, 2023 Carhartt faces a class action that claims the apparel company tracked, recorded, and stored without consent the online communications of website visitors.

January 31, 2023 Bay Bridge Administrators, LLC (BBA) faces a class action lawsuit that claims a data breach reportedly discovered in September 2022 was a direct result of the company’s allegedly deficient cybersecurity system.

January 30, 2023 Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, Inc. and Islestarr Holdings Ltd. face a class action lawsuit that alleges they have captured without consent Illinois consumers’ biometric facial scans through a “virtual try-on” tool on CharlotteTilbury.com.

January 27, 2023 Chick-Fil-A faces a class action that alleges the restaurant secretly shares with Facebook certain details about the videos consumers watch on Chick-Fil-A.com.

January 26, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Coastal Cardiology P.C. of failing to properly protect the personal information of 71,227 patients from a “foreseeable” cyberattack reportedly discovered in mid-August 2022.

January 25, 2023 Twenty-one asylum seekers allege federal officials illegally published the private data of thousands in ICE custody on the agency’s public-facing website.

January 25, 2023 A class action alleges T-Mobile failed to exercise “reasonable care” in safeguarding the private information of millions of consumers from a data breach announced around January 20, 2023.

January 25, 2023 Wenco Management, LLC, a franchisee of the Wendy’s fast-food chain, faces a class action over a “highly foreseeable” data breach in late August 2022 that reportedly exposed thousands of employees’ personal information.

January 23, 2023 A class action alleges Times Publishing Company, owner of TampaBay.com, secretly transmits digital subscribers’ personal data to Meta Platforms (Facebook) without consent.

January 23, 2023 A Florida resident faces off against Chipotle Mexican Grill in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the restaurant chain has sent automated texts to consumers without consent.

January 23, 2023 A class action claims Henkel has unlawfully collected without consent the biometric facial scans of visitors to Schwarzkopf’s websites through a “virtual try-on” feature.

January 19, 2023 Crunch Gym, LLC faces a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a Florida resident who claims to have received automated text messages from the company without consent.

January 19, 2023 A proposed class action lawsuit accuses BetMGM of failing to adequately protect consumers’ personal data from a cyberattack in May 2022.

January 18, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses CommonSpirit Health of failing to protect patients’ personal information from a data breach that occurred between September and October 2022.

January 17, 2023 Samsung faces a class action lawsuit that claims the electronics company failed to protect consumers’ personal information from a cyberattack in early August 2022.

January 16, 2023 Twitter faces a class action that alleges an API "defect" allowed hackers to “scrape” the personal data of hundreds of millions of users.

January 13, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Steel River Systems, LLC of failing to protect consumers’ information from a “massive” data breach between May and July 2022.

January 12, 2023 A class action lawsuit has been filed against United HealthCare Services, Inc. by a Florida resident who claims to have received numerous automated text messages from the company without his consent.

January 12, 2023 A class action lawsuit has been filed against Healthy Access by a consumer who claims to have received unsolicited telemarking calls from the company despite his phone number being listed on the National Do Not Call Registry.

January 12, 2023 A class action claims that Sharp Healthcare, the foremost healthcare provider in San Diego and operator of Sharp.com, secretly transmits website visitors’ personal data to Facebook without consent.

January 12, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Hope College, a private liberal arts school in Michigan, of failing to protect students’ and employees’ personal data from a cyberattack in September 2022.

January 12, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses Retreat at Lancaster County and Retreat Behavioral Health LLC of failing to protect patients’ personal information from a data breach in July 2022.

January 10, 2023 A class action accuses Salesforce, Inc., a provider of customer relations management software, of wiretapping the online chat interactions of visitors to RiteAid.com without consent.

January 9, 2023 A class action claims that MemorialCare Medical Group, operator of MemorialCare.org, secretly transmits website visitors’ personal data to Facebook without consent.

January 9, 2023 A class action lawsuit has been filed against Chrysler Capital by a consumer who claims he received at least 50 robocalls from the company between May and December 2022.

January 9, 2023 A proposed class action claims HID Global Corporation unlawfully captured, disclosed, stored and profited from clients’ sensitive biometric data.

January 9, 2023 A class action alleges that Spine Media LLC, operator of parenting website Yourbump.com, transmits website visitors’ personal data to Facebook without consent.

January 9, 2023 A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Everest Global Services, Inc. of failing to protect customers’ personal data from a cyberattack in August 2022.

January 9, 2023 Gateway Rehab faces a class action that claims the medical center failed to protect patients’ personal health information from a data breach in June 2022.

January 6, 2023 A class action lawsuit accuses two California-based human resources management companies of failing to protect customers’ personal information from a 2022 cyberattack.