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Waves of Lawsuits Hit Businesses Over Website Tracking Pixels

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Websites are ubiquitous, and so are cookies and tracking pixels (a/k/a web beacons). A web browser uses cookies to store login details and preferences; the cookies also track and profile user behavior. When visiting a...more

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Google Faces Eight-Figure Settlements Following Data Privacy Claims

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Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more

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Endorsements and Actual Usage - A Deep Dive into the FTC and State Attorneys General Lawsuits Against Google

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced his office has reached an $8 million settlement with Google of its lawsuit alleging deceptive radio disc jockey advertisements for the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. You might...more

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40 States Reach Historic Settlement with Google Regarding Location-Tracking in the amount of $391.5m

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In the largest multistate privacy settlement in U.S. history, Google has agreed to a $391.5m settlement with 40 states in connection with an investigation into how Google tracked users' locations. The investigation by the...more

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DOJ’s Settlement Imposes Legal Process Compliance Monitor, Highlighting the Government’s Increased Focus on Data Preservation

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Google will spend the next three years with an independent compliance monitor scrutinizing its process for responding to warrants and other government data requests. This and other requirements are part of a settlement...more

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Despite Appeals Win, Google Agrees To Eur 1B Settlement To Avoid Criminal Prosecution

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The Paris Court of Appeal affirmed that Google Ireland does not have a French permanent establishment in a high-profile tax controversy over a double Irish arrangement. But with independent criminal proceedings for tax...more

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FTC And New York Attorney General Reach Settlement With Google, YouTube Over Alleged COPPA Violations

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The Federal Trade Commission and New York Attorney General have entered into landmark settlement with Google and YouTube for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule....more

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Google Settles With FTC Over In-App Purchases Dispute

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Google reached a major settlement with the FTC this month, agreeing to pay $19 million to consumers whose children made purchases through Google Play, an Android-based app store. The agency alleged that Google did not...more

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