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Google Geofence Warrant Use Upheld in Bank Robbery Conviction

A split Fourth Circuit panel blessed the government’s use of mobile-device location data to help secure a guilty plea in a bank robbery case, finding it didn’t violate the Fourth Amendment.

Patient Advances Santa Clara Hospital Suit Over Meta Pixel Use

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center must face part of a proposed class action alleging it shared the sensitive health information of website visitors with Meta Platforms Inc. and Google Inc. without informing the users or obtaining their consent.

FedEx Hit With Biometric Suit Over Worker Fingerprint Scans

FedEx Ground Package System Inc. collected and disclosed the biometric information of warehouse workers without their consent in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, a proposed federal class action said.

FTC Bans Anonymous NGL Chat Application From Targeting Kids

The Federal Trade Commission banned NGL Labs LLC from offering its product to minors and slapped the provider with a proposed $5 million fine for targeting children.

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Sixth Cir. Rejects Computer Hacking Claims After Failed Merger

The Sixth Circuit cleared a company of alleged violations of the computer security laws by its IT administrator accessing emails of individuals associated with another after a planned merger fell apart.

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Health-Care Debt Collector Hit With Class Action After Breach

A California-based health-care debt collection agency is the target of a proposed class action alleging its failures to properly safeguard, encrypt, and destroy personal identifiable information resulted in a data breach affecting almost half a million people.

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Archegos’ Bill Hwang Convicted of Fraud, Market Manipulation (2)

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