PC World

Uh oh! 1+ million Android apps exposed 700 TB of sensitive user data

PCWorld reports that over 1 million Android apps exposed 700 TB of sensitive user data through hardcoded API keys and security vulnerabilities. Research found 72% of AI apps contained dangerous ...
CNET

Google Agrees to Pay $135M in Huge Android Data-Harvesting Settlement

Android users, take note: On Tuesday, Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit over illegal data collection. If it goes through, Google will pay out $135 million to Android ...
The National Law Review

California Data Broker Registration Deadline Arrives Jan. 31, Applying to More Businesses Than Ever

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
Reuters

Google to pay $135 million to settle Android data transfer lawsuit

Google accused of needlessly collecting cellular data Largest payout in this kind of case, lawyer says Google denies wrongdoing in agreeing to settle Jan 28 (Reuters) - Google will pay $135 million to ...
Wall Street Journal

Google to Get EU Instructions on Sharing of Search Data, Android AI Tools

The European Union will tell Alphabet’s GOOGL0.43%increase; green up pointing triangle Google how to give competitors access to search data and Android AI tools as it prepares guidance on complying ...
CBS News

Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings

Camilo Montoya-Galvez is the Immigration Correspondent at CBS News, where his reporting is featured across multiple programs and platforms, including national broadcast shows, CBS News 24/7, ...
The Hill

DOJ sues Virginia for not providing voter data

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday sued Virginia for not handing over state voter data, the latest among several states the department has targeted in an effort to retrieve registration ...
KBTX

Focus at Four: Texas hands over voter registration data to U.S. Justice Department

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Officials in Texas have given the U.S. Justice Department the state’s voter registration data. The move comes after the Trump administration started asking all 50 states for ...
The Connecticut Mirror

CT joins 22 other states sued by U.S. over voter registration data

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas telling reporters in October 2024 that early voting was a success. Credit: mark pazniokas President Donald Trump’s administration has filed a lawsuit in federal ...
NOLA.com

Louisiana will give voters’ personal info to Department of Justice. Some states have refused.

Louisiana is turning over detailed voter registration data to the U.S. Department of Justice, including voters’ full names, birthdays, home addresses, driver’s license numbers and the last four digits ...
NPR

How a U.S. citizen lost his voter registration to a federal database error

A U.S. citizen in Texas lost his voter registration after a federal screening system wrongly labeled him a noncitizen. In recent months, nearly 50 million Americans have had their names run through a ...