1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (238+ words) A federal judge won't fully end a class action accusing Allstate of using modern technology to surreptitiously track clients and use that information to adjust their insurance rates. The lawsuit was first filed in Chicago federal court, but was quickly…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (447+ words) The chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court has stepped down the day before he would have faced a vote to keep his job, declaring he does not have the support of lawmakers to stay on the bench. Justice…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (689+ words) Microsoft has been hit with a class action lawsuit under Illinois" stringent biometrics privacy law, potentially worth many millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, accusing the company of improperly recording users" voices when they are using the companies…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (601+ words) Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued a series of subpoenas in ongoing consumer protection investigations targeting technology and medical device companies over cybersecurity practices, data privacy issues and allegations of deceptive trade practices that could put Floridians" personal information…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (208+ words) Protected health information for more than 700,000 customers of rehabilitation services and Medicaid and Medicare savings programs may have been compromised. The Illinois Department of Human Services announced maps meant to determine where to open new local offices were publicly viewable....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (366+ words) (The Center Square) " Two Virginia men were arrested after federal prosecutors said they conspired to destroy government databases and steal U.S. government information while working as federal contractors. According to the Justice Department, brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, both 34 and from…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (466+ words) (The Center Square) " Colorado residents lost a record high $24 million to personal data scams in 2024, according to a data forensics firm. That was four times the amount lost in 2023, which totaled $6 million. It is also the highest reported loss since…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (176+ words) (The Center Square) " The Washington Office of the Secretary of State announced it will fund Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center, or MS-ISAC, memberships for county auditors, which it argues will help improve election security systems. "By providing MS-ISAC membership for…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (243+ words) Protecting data privacy and protecting children's online safety are well-intentioned goals that lawmakers should hesitate to legislate. This is a major tragedy for those who signed up for this service, and illustrates the inherent risks of verification via data aggregation....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (231+ words) Microsoft is facing renewed calls for a congressional investigation after ProPublica revealed the company omitted key details about its use of China-based engineers in a Pentagon security plan. ProPublica obtained a copy of Microsoft's 2025 "System Security Plan" submitted to the…...