| LinkedIn Data Breach Proposed Settlement Receives Preliminary Approval |
| A proposed settlement agreement stemming from a 2012 data breach of over 6 million LinkedIn users’ passwords recently received preliminary approval. The settlement would conclude a class action brought against LinkedIn alleging that it violated California consumer protection statutes and breached its contract… |
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| Geolocation Privacy Issues for Uber in South Korea |
| Uber has faced a number of legal issues in South Korea since the launch of its smartphone app-based taxi service in August 2013, in particular an indictment over violation of the country's public transport laws and the operation of unlicensed taxi services. The government even offers rewards to the public for reporting… |
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| Direct Mail Company Settles Vermont AG Claims Related to Solicitation of Personal Data |
| Main Street Power Mail Inc. recently settled claims raised by the Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell that the direct mail company violated state and federal law when it distributed mailings that requested personal information from consumers, but failed to fully disclose how that information would be used. The mailings … |
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| FTC Clarifies that COPPA Does Not Apply to Schools or State-Administered Testing |
| In a recent post on the FTC’s Business Blog, an FTC official clarified the application of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires entities covered by the law to notify parents and obtain their approval before collecting personal information from children. The post clarified that COPPA only applies to… |
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| Largest Multi-Plaintiff Action Ever in Japan Over Data Breach |
| In September 2014, an investigation report released by Benesse Holding Inc. and its subsidiary Benesse Corporation in Japan, concluded that a data breach earlier that year affected approximately 48.6 million people in Japan (approximately one third of the country's total population). This was more than double the original… |
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| USCB Settles TCPA Class Action for $2.7 Million |
| USCB America, a receivable and resource management company, recently obtained preliminary approval of a settlement of a consumer class action alleging that the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and California state law by calling the cell phone numbers… |
