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The Trade Desk Faces Two Lawsuits Over Alleged Privacy Violations Adtech company The Trade Desk faces two class action lawsuits. Both claim it secretly tracks people online and collects personal data, like emails and phone numbers. Plaintiffs say the company uses this data without user knowledge or consent. These actions may violate consumer privacy laws, […]
Hertz, the car rental giant, has started informing its customers about a data breach that exposed their personal information and driver’s licenses. The data breach occurred in hertz due to a cyberattack on one of its vendors between October and December 2024. The stolen data varies by region but mainly includes customer names, birthdates, contact […]
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, a well-known consumer rights law firm, is investigating claims from California residents who hold Yahoo accounts. The firm is looking into reports that Yahoo may have secretly intercepted private user data while users visited its websites, including yahoo.com, news.yahoo.com, finance.yahoo.com, and sports.yahoo.com that leads to privacy violation. This raises serious concerns […]
The Indian government is thinking about replacing old SIM cards in mobile phones. This comes after an investigation found that some of the chips used in these SIM cards came from China. The National Cyber Security Coordinator and the Ministry of Home Affairs led the investigation. This raised serious concerns about the security of the […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised concerns about Bajaj Finance’s management of its co-branded credit card business, citing data security and operational control issues. According to CNBC Awaaz, the RBI sent a ‘letter of displeasure’ to Bajaj Finance, highlighting its failure to identify risks and prevent fraud. This follows a previous letter from […]
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is expected to receive a fine of more than €500 million for illegally transferring European user data to China. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) is preparing to impose the fine after its investigation found that the company violated the European Union’s strict data privacy laws, known as the General Data […]
A delegation of civil society groups met Rahul Gandhi to discuss concerns over RTI amendments in the DPDP Act. This meeting highlighted the potential dangers the amendments pose to transparency and accountability, especially in the context of journalists, academics, and activists. Civil Society Groups Raise Concerns Over DPDP Act and RTI Amendments The delegation included […]