Apr 08, 2024NewsroomInvestment Scam / Mobile Security Google has filed a lawsuit against two app developers for engaging in an “international online consumer investment fraud scheme” that tricked users into downloading bogus Android apps from the Google Play Store and other sources and stealing their funds under the guise of promising higher returns. The individuals […]
The lawsuit alleges that Google spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser. ADVERTISEMENT Google agreed to settle a $5 billion (€4.5 billion) privacy lawsuit that alleges the tech multinational collected personal data even when users were in “private browsing mode”. The private mode on Google’s Chrome browser is called the […]
Jan 02, 2024NewsroomData Privacy / Online Tracking Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in June 2020 that alleged that the company misled users by tracking their surfing activity who thought that their internet use remained private when using the “incognito” or “private” mode on web browsers. The class-action lawsuit sought at least $5 […]
A nearly four-year-long battle between Google and consumers in a class action lawsuit reached a preliminary settlement Tuesday over allegations that Google deceives users about their privacy when browsing in the tech giant’s so-called Incognito mode. Google and the plaintiffs are planning for a “final and definitive settlement,” according to a joint update filed with […]
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) is facing a lawsuit filed by a former chief information officer (CIO) who alleges that the university falsified government security compliance reports.
Sep 15, 2023THNPrivacy / Online Security Google has agreed to pay $93 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. state of California over allegations that the company’s location-privacy practices misled consumers and violated consumer protection laws. “Our investigation revealed that Google was telling its users one thing – that it would no longer […]
The number of claimants in a class action lawsuit against Capita, a UK company, is increasing following a cybersecurity breach in March. Manchester-based law firm, Barings Law, sent a legal letter to Capita in June after receiving numerous enquiries.