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New York Times, Athletic Media Hit With Data Privacy Class Action for Allegedly Sharing User Data

The claim alleged that the New York Times violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the New York Video Consumer Protection Act by sharing consumers' personally identifiable information with third parties. Counsel has not yet appeared for the defendants.
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Law.com

State Appellate Court Finds Virtual Glasses Try-On Does Not Violate Biometric Privacy Act

"In light of the broad current use of telehealth, the setting itself might be almost anywhere but the definition is limited by the requirement that the individual is awaiting or receiving medical care and the information is being collected as part of an effort to maintain or restore or promote that person's well-being," Justice Mary L. Mikva wrote.
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Law.com

In Social Media-Related Suits, Courts Must Apply Discovery Rule on Case-by-Case Basis, Mass. Justices Say

"Given how 'vast' the social media universe is on the Internet, and how access to, and the ability to search for, social media posts may vary from platform to platform and even from post to post, that determination requires consideration of the totality of the circumstances regarding the social media posting, including the extent of its distribution, and the accessibility and searchability of the posting," Chief Justice Scott L. Kafker said.
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Legaltech News

LOKKER Launches Consent Management Tool, Expanding Its Privacy Compliance Suite

The tool focuses on tracking the various pixels and cookies that may collect consumer data, and then works to build an infrastructure to block them, if necessary.
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Texas Lawyer

Keeping Clients Secrets: 'Til Death Do Us Part?

"The duties of confidentiality for attorneys and psychologists are fundamental to their professional relationships," write Elisa Reiter, Daniel Pollack and Jeffrey Siegel.
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Corporate Counsel

Recession Fears Cloud Outlook for In-House Hiring

"It is too difficult for anyone to predict the outcome for the year, but we are optimistic that there will be a place for business-minded lawyers with high emotional intelligence." said John Gilmore, co-founder of BarkerGilmore.
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Corporate Counsel

Throng of Workers Using AI Off the Grid Unwittingly Aiding Cybercriminals

AI adoption has risen so much so quickly that the average knowledge worker puts more corporate data into AI tools on Saturday or Sunday than the middle of the workweek a year ago, a Cyberhaven study found.
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The Recorder

Google Slapped With Digital Privacy Class Action Over Use of Customer Service AI Product

Bursor & Fisher and the Simon Law Firm filed the complaint on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. According to the claim, Google's use of the AI product, developed in 2022 to automate and fine-tune businesses' customer service interactions, violated Section 631 of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, which prohibits wiretapping. The plaintiff and class members could be awarded $5,000 per violation under CIPA.
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Law.com

In Rare Win, Ancestry.com Beats Back Publicity Claims Over Yearbook Photos

On Aug. 27, U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus granted summary judgment after concluding that Ancestry.com hadn't used plaintiff John Wilson's photos for a commercial purpose.
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The American Lawyer

McDermott Adds Gibson Dunn Cyber and Privacy Co-Chair to White Collar Defense Practice

The firm is hoping the marriage of Alexander Southwell's expertise and the firm's strong position in the health care sector will bear fruit.
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