Privacy

August 7, 2020 A class action claims Google has secretly monitored, collected and misused the personal data of millions of Android users to get a leg up on competitors TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.

August 6, 2020 Claire’s Stores faces a class action over a data breach that allegedly resulted in the unauthorized disclosure and use of online customers’ personal information.

August 4, 2020 A class action claims Morgan Stanley failed to safeguard customers’ private data from falling into the hands of unknown third parties when unencrypted computer hardware was lost.

July 31, 2020 IKO Midwest faces a class action that claims the shingle manufacturer violated an Illinois privacy law in collecting workers’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes.

July 30, 2020 A proposed class action claims Google unlawfully collected Chrome users’ personal data even when they choose not to “sync” the web browser to their Google account.

July 28, 2020 Online dating service Zoosk and its parent co. face a class action over a May 2020 data breach that supposedly compromised the information of more than 30 million users.

July 22, 2020 A class action claims the company hired to run the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services' pandemic unemployment assistance website failed to protect applicants' personal information.

July 15, 2020 No matter what safeguards are put in place, mobile app users cannot prevent Google intercepting, collecting, tracking and selling for profit their browsing histories and internet activity.

July 15, 2020 A class action alleges "severe vulnerabilities" found in Walmart's websites have allowed hackers to access customers' personal information.

July 14, 2020 LinkedIn faces a class action after a report surfaced that the social media company's app reads the contents of iPhone and iPad users' universal clipboards without consent.

July 10, 2020 A former Evergreen Living & Rehab Center employee claims the company collects worker fingerprints for timekeeping purposes in violation of an Illinois privacy law.

July 6, 2020 Tampa Bay’s Florida Orthopaedic Institute faces a class action lawsuit after an April 2020 data breach exposed the personal information of up to 150,000 patients.

July 2, 2020 Three former Magellan Health employees have filed a class action lawsuit in the wake of an April 2020 data breach that potentially affected over 163,000 individuals.

June 30, 2020 A class action alleges the company behind the Weather Channel app has secretly collected, stored and profited from users' precise geolocation data for years.

June 18, 2020 A class action claims Dow Jones & Company unlawfully disclosed Wall Street Journal subscribers' personal information, resulting in a flood of junk mail.

June 15, 2020 Minted faces a class action that claims its “inadequate security systems” allowed a hacking group to access customers’ personal information in a May 2020 data breach.

June 5, 2020 Google and Alphabet face a class action that alleges internet users are effectively powerless against the companies' data collection and tracking practices.

June 4, 2020 A UC Santa Barbara educator alleges Zoom's privacy failings allowed an intruder to hijack a webinar with roughly 400 participants and display pornographic footage.

June 4, 2020 Wishbone app maker Mammoth Media faces a class action over a data breach affecting roughly 40 million users.

June 1, 2020 A class action claims at least three states' unemployment benefits portals set up by Deloitte Consulting exposed applicants' personally identifiable information.

May 29, 2020 Aveanna Healthcare faces a class action over a July 2019 data breach that exposed the sensitive information of more than 166,000 individuals.

May 29, 2020 NCH Healthcare System, Inc. has been hit with a class action over a data breach that reportedly exposed the personal and medical information of over 63,000 patients.

May 22, 2020 Gilead Sciences unlawfully disclosed confidential medical information by sending envelopes labeled "HIV Prevention Team," a class action claims.

May 22, 2020 A class action claims a Chicago-area used car dealer violated Illinois privacy law by collecting, storing and using employee fingerprints for timekeeping purposes without first making certain disclosures.

May 14, 2020 A San Francisco church alleges Zoom's privacy shortcomings allowed an intruder to display pornographic footage during an online bible-study class.

May 8, 2020 Consumers claim Apple's collection of facial geometries through its Photos app violates Illinois biometric privacy law.

May 6, 2020 A class action says Plaid has obtained and exploited the bank account login credentials and transaction histories of hundreds of millions of fintech app users.

May 5, 2020 A class action alleges TikTok's practice of scanning users' faces without consent violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

May 4, 2020 Munson Healthcare is named in a class action over its alleged failure to prevent and mitigate the effects of a data breach that reportedly affected over 75,000 patients.

May 1, 2020 Ambry Genetics Corp. has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit filed over a data breach that reportedly affected upward of 230,000 patients.

April 28, 2020 A class action looks to cover Personal Touch patients and caregivers whose data was improperly accessed during a Dec. 2019 Crossroads Technologies ransomware attack.

April 23, 2020 Walgreen Company has been hit with a class action in the wake of a September 2019 data breach that reportedly exposed customers' personal and medical information.

April 21, 2020 A lawsuit was filed over a data breach that reportedly affected thousands of participants in healthcare programs managed by Magellan Health and Magellan Rx Management.

April 20, 2020 Zynga, Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action over a September 2019 data breach that reportedly affected more than 170 million accounts.

April 17, 2020 A lawsuit claims Global Payments and ACTIVE Network failed to protect sensitive customer information stored in ACTIVE’s Blue Bear system from a Fall 2019 data breach.

April 10, 2020 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center subjected mothers to child abuse investigations after sharing confidential medical information with a government agency, a lawsuit claims.

April 10, 2020 Nuvance Health and Health Quest Systems face a class action after announcing a data breach that reportedly exposed the personal information of over 28,900 patients.

April 10, 2020 SP Plus faces a lawsuit that claims it violated an Illinois privacy law by failing to provide proper disclosures before collecting workers’ fingerprints for timekeeping purposes.

March 18, 2020 A former Great Wolf Lodge employee claims the resort and indoor water park operator has overstepped a biometric privacy law by collecting and storing workers’ fingerprints.

March 11, 2020 Sunshine Behavioral Health faces a proposed class action over a data breach that allegedly allowed patients' information to be accessed via internet search engines.

March 9, 2020 A proposed class action claims Rutter’s Inc. failed to adequately prevent and respond to a data breach that exposed customers’ payment card information to unauthorized third parties.

March 2, 2020 A class action lawsuit claims JPMorgan Chase & Co. illegally used unsolicited marketing calls to promote AARP credit cards.

March 2, 2020 A class action claims MGM Resorts failed to properly protect customer data and delayed informing guests of a Summer 2019 data breach.

February 26, 2020 Hanna Andersson, LLC and Salesforce.com face a class action suit that claims the pair failed to take adequate steps to prevent and respond to a data breach.

February 25, 2020 A class action claims Jetset Magazine illegally sent out marketing texts without obtaining recipients’ express written consent.

February 25, 2020 A class action filed in the wake of a Wyze Labs data breach claims the home security company failed to maintain adequate security systems and exposed the sensitive information of 2.4 million customers to unauthorized parties.

February 21, 2020 A class action alleges Clarifai violated Illinois law by harvesting and storing facial scans of OKCupid users' profile photos.

February 19, 2020 A potential victim of Altice's November 2019 data breach claims in a class action that the company failed to maintain adequate security systems and properly respond to the breach.

February 18, 2020 World Business Lenders and Fiverr face a class action that alleges the companies placed and recorded marketing calls without first obtaining consent to do so.

February 18, 2020 The Talbots, Inc. is accused in a class action of selling customers’ personal information to third party data miners and “aggressive advertisers.”