A recent ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California underscores the limits of state privacy statutes, particularly when plaintiffs reside outside the state and the alleged misconduct lacks a clear connection to California. The decision by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley dismissed a proposed class action against California-based analytics company Samba
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Federal Court Sinks CIPA Wiretap Lawsuit Against Royal Caribbean Over TikTok Tracking Tool
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
In a significant win for Royal Caribbean Cruises, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that alleged the cruise line’s website violated a California privacy law by using a TikTok tracking tool. The case, Kishnani v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, challenged the cruise operator’s use of the tool under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)…
AI Service Provider Faces Class Actions Over Catholic Health Data Breach
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Artificial Intelligence
AI service provider Serviceaide Inc. faces two proposed class action lawsuits from a data breach tied to Catholic Health System Inc., a nonprofit hospital network in Buffalo, New York. The breach reportedly exposed the personal information of over 480,000 individuals, including patients and employees.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
IMDb Challenges Recent California Law Shielding Actors’ Ages
By Brian Wheelin on
Posted in Data Privacy
IMDb.com Inc., the creator of the popular online database of movies and industry professionals, has filed suit in federal court challenging the recently enacted California Assembly Bill 1687 that requires the deletion of an individual’s age from its online profile upon request of that person. IMDb contends that the requirement violates free speech and unfairly…
IRS makes exempt organizations’ Form 990 data available in machine-readable format
By Carly Leinheiser on
Posted in Internet of Things
On June 16, 2016, the IRS announced that it will be making Form 990s available in machine-readable format through Amazon Web Services. While this information has always been available to the public, it was previously only accessible in PDF format, making searching or viewing data in bulk nearly impossible. The IRS announcement is in…