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Meta Hit With New Privacy Lawsuit By Online Tax Filers

Meta Hit With New Privacy Lawsuit By Online Tax Filers by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, December 29, 2022 Meta Platforms was hit Thursday with a second lawsuit over allegations that it collects taxpayers’ information from online filing services. This new complaint, like one filed earlier this month, alleges that Meta’s tracking code, the Meta Pixel, was … Continue reading Meta Hit With New Privacy Lawsuit By Online Tax Filers →

Former Twitter employees file class action gender discrimination lawsuit

Twitter Employees

Elon Musk gives employees two days to commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or lose their jobs NurPhoto via Getty Images Mariella Moon @mariella_moon Twitter might lose even more employees following the mass layoffs that halved its workforce and shortly after the company fired engineers who publicly called out its new owner. According to The Washington … Continue reading Former Twitter employees file class action gender discrimination lawsuit →

Biden Administration Sides With Tech Companies In Lawsuit Over ISIS Attack

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Biden Admin Weighs In On Tech Companies’ Liability For Terror Attacks by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, December 7, 2022 Partially siding with social media companies, the Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to rule that web platforms’ failure to remove material posted by terrorists doesn’t amount to aiding and abetting terrorism. But the administration also … Continue reading Biden Administration Sides With Tech Companies In Lawsuit Over ISIS Attack →

Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Accusing Google Of ‘Spying’ On Android Users

Google Under Legal

Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Accusing Google Of ‘Spying’ On Android Users by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, December 2, 2022 Google has again defeated a lawsuit brought by two Android users who accused the company of “spying” on them by collecting information about their use of outside companies’ apps. In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge … Continue reading Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Accusing Google Of ‘Spying’ On Android Users →

The FTC might file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s Activision purchase

Mergers and Acquisitions

Jon Fingas|@jonfingas Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 billion. The deal would make the combined entity the “third-largest” game company by revenue, according to Microsoft, and would … Continue reading The FTC might file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s Activision purchase →

Planned Parenthood accused of race discrimination and retaliation in lawsuit by former employee

Employee Strikes

By Sam Becker October 19, 2022 A former Planned Parenthood official is suing the organization, saying that she was fired for making complaints about workplace discrimination related to her race, according to a 51-page brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday. … Continue reading Planned Parenthood accused of race discrimination and retaliation in lawsuit by former employee →

Apple Pay illegally profited by walling off contactless payments, lawsuit alleges

Apple Pay

Apple Pay illegally profited by walling off contactless payments, lawsuit alleges Iowa’s Affinity Credit Union, the plaintiff, is accusing Apple of anti-competitive behavior. A. Khalid @askhalid Dado Ruvic / reuters A proposed class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of payment card issuers accuses Apple of illegally profiting from Apple Pay and breaking antitrust laws. … Continue reading Apple Pay illegally profited by walling off contactless payments, lawsuit alleges →

Google offers adtech unit changes to fend off antitrust lawsuit

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The Justice Department is believed to want much more significant changes. Constantine von Hoffman on July 11, 2022 Google is offering to spinoff its adtech unit to avert a possible federal antitrust lawsuit. However, the suggested change would only move the division to parent company Alphabet — not sell it off entirely, The Wall Street … Continue reading Google offers adtech unit changes to fend off antitrust lawsuit →

Elon Musk’s wild 24 hours: Twitter deal setbacks, Dogecoin hype, and a Tesla employee lawsuit

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By Chris Morris June 22, 2022 Even by Elon Musk’s exaggerated definition of weird, the past 24 hours or so have been more than a bit peculiar. On Tuesday alone, Musk stoked investor fears at an economic forum; both dissed cryptocurrency and pumped it up; swung the ax at his flagship company while … Continue reading Elon Musk’s wild 24 hours: Twitter deal setbacks, Dogecoin hype, and a Tesla employee lawsuit →

Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company

Employee Strikes

Nine women accuse Sony of systemic sexism in a potential class-action lawsuit Today, eight women joined the ongoing suit and shared their stories with the court. J. Conditt @JessConditt March 10th, 2022 Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images In November, former PlayStation IT security analyst Emma Majo filed a lawsuit against Sony, claiming the company discriminated … Continue reading Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company →