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  1. 19h ago

    2026-09-03: Meta's $17 billion settlement with 52 state AGs embeds age-assurance technology that threatens

    Show Notes - 2026-09-03 Stories Covered: - Today: - Russian National Indicted for Malware Campaign Targeting 80,000 Freelancers (https://therecord.media/russian-national-facing-20-years-malware-campaign) - Sality Botnet Disrupted After 20+ Years of Operation (https://therecord.media/sality-botnet-cyber-doj) - Meta's $17 Billion Settlement with 52 State Attorneys General (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/02/metas-17-billion-settlement-is-a-bad-deal-for-teens-and-all-social-media-users/) - $75M Northrop Grumman Soil Contamination Class Action Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/75m-northrop-grumman-soil-contamination-class-action-settlement/) - $1.01M Sportsman's Guide Data Privacy Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/1-01m-sportsmans-guide-data-privacy-class-action-settlement/) - Butterball and Hormel Turkey Price-Fixing Settlements (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/butterball-hormel-turkey-price-fixing-settlements-get-preliminary-approval/) - Sony Defends Digital Purchase Licensing Model in California Court (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/02/sony-tells-courts-any-reasonable-customer-knows-digital-purchases-are-actually-licenses/) - House to Vote on Constitutional Amendment Capping SCOTUS at 9 Justices (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/house-to-vote-on-number-of-justices/) - Supreme Court Term Preview: Religion, Education, and Locke v. Davey (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/why-religion-and-education-will-be-in-the-spotlight-next-term/) - Aesto Healthcare Data Breach: 9.5 Million Records Exposed (https://therecord.media/health-data-aesto-cyberattack-leak) - Texas and Florida Restrict Automated License Plate Readers (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/texas-and-florida-step-back-alprs) - Hackers Expose Donor Data from Russian Fundraisers Supporting Ukraine (https://therecord.media/hackers-russia-fundraisers-ukraine) - USPS Ballot-Blocking System Built in Defiance of Court Injunction (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/02/whistleblower-usps-defied-a-court-injunction-to-build-an-untested-undocumented-ballot-blocking-system-its-own-staff-call-the-process-a-shit-show/) - GOP Emergency Motion on Political Ad Discount Rates (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/house-to-vote-on-number-of-justices/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-03/

  2. 1d ago

    2026-09-02: The Trump administration faces a lawsuit over its illegal plan to build a master citizenship

    Show Notes - 2026-09-02 Stories Covered: - Today: - CRST Expedited Minimum Wage Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/14-5m-crst-expedited-minimum-wage-class-action-settlement/) - Cone Health Pixel Tracking Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/1-76m-cone-health-pixel-tracking-class-action-settlement/) - Nutex Health Data Breach and Extortion (https://therecord.media/nutex-health-data-breach) - Saks TCPA Class Action (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/saks-faces-class-action-over-allegedly-unlawful-telemarketing-texts/) - American Express Credit Reporting Lawsuit (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/american-express-credit-reporting-lawsuit-alleges-bank-reported-settled-debt/) - White House Cyber Surveillance and Disruption Program (https://lawfare.substack.com/p/today-on-lawfare-sep-31-2026) - FSB Warning on AI Cyber Risk to Financial System (https://therecord.media/cyber-risk-from-frontier-ai-most-immediate-concern-to-global-finance) - EPIC Sues to Block Trump Citizenship Database (https://epic.org/press-release-epic-sues-to-block-illegal-trump-administration-plan-to-build-master-database-of-u-s-citizens-that-threatens-privacy-and-risks-chaos-ahead-of-midterms/) - Meta $17 Billion Settlement Embeds Age Verification Technology (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/metas-17-billion-settlement-bad-deal-teens-and-all-social-media-users) - Comcast Xfinity WiFi Motion Detection Feature (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/wireless-routers-as-motion-detectors.html) - LG and Samsung Smart Monitors Use ACR Tracking (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/01/monitor-makers-start-pummeling-owners-with-annoying-ads-smart-spyware/) - California A.B. 1709 Regulates Addictive Social Media Design (https://epic.org/epic-commends-california-legislature-for-regulating-addictive-social-media-design-instead-of-banning-minors-access/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-02/

  3. 2d ago

    2026-09-01: Austrian Supreme Court confirms GDPR violations by credit reference agency CRIF

    Show Notes - 2026-09-01 Stories Covered: - Today: - Supreme Court: CRIF illegally collected data of millions in Austria (https://noyb.eu/en/supreme-court-crif-illegally-collected-data-millions-austria-way-clear-class-action) - Meta reaches $17B settlement over social media addiction claims (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/meta-reaches-17b-settlement-over-social-media-addiction-claims/) - Five plead guilty in ATM jackpotting case (https://therecord.media/kansas-atm-jackpotting-guilty-pleas) - $40M San Diego water rates class action settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/40m-san-diego-water-rates-class-action-settlement/) - $2.5M Palm Beach Tan TCPA class action settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/2-5m-palm-beach-tan-tcpa-class-action-settlement/) - Supreme Court allows White House ballroom construction to continue (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/supreme-court-allows-construction-on-white-house-ballroom-to-continue/) - Republican groups seek emergency stay on political ad rate ruling (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/republican-groups-file-emergency-application-to-court-on-broadcasting-rates-for-political-ads/) - Trump administration appeals mail-in voting rules injunction (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/updates-on-the-new-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-and-mail-in-ballots/) - Federal judge questions but won't block Trump's new birthright citizenship order (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/updates-on-the-new-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-and-mail-in-ballots/) - 9th Circuit rules against prediction markets in fight over state gambling jurisdiction (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/updates-on-the-new-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-and-mail-in-ballots/) - EFF urges California to regulate location tracking, not ban social media for teens (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/privacy-map-part-2-progress-pitfalls-and-fight-enforceable-location-data) - EFF publishes doxxing prevention and incident response guides (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/doxxing-safety-pt-i-prevention-and-footprint-management) - EFF urges courts to reject copyright expansion over AI hype (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-courts-dont-rewrite-copyright-over-ai-hype) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-09-01/

  4. 3d ago

    2026-08-31: McKesson faces a cyberattack claimed by ShinyHunters ransomware group affecting pharmaceutical

    Show Notes - 2026-08-31 Stories Covered: - Today: - Madewell hit with class action over alleged fake sales, inflated reference prices (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/madewell-hit-with-class-action-over-alleged-fake-sales-inflated-reference-prices/) - Goodyear, Pizza Hut, 7-Eleven, Campbell's face wage and hour lawsuits (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/goodyear-pizza-hut-7-eleven-campbells-face-wage-and-hour-lawsuits/) - McKesson pharmaceutical giant warns of service degradation following cyberattack (https://therecord.media/mckesson-cyberattack-ransomware-pharma) - Slovenian casinos reopen after cyberattack knocked gaming systems offline (https://therecord.media/slovenia-cyberattack-casinos-reopen) - Texas Politicians Slowly Realize Elon Musk Hijacked Billions In Taxpayer Broadband Grants (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/31/texas-politicians-slowly-realize-elon-musk-hijacked-billions-in-taxpayer-broadband-grants/) - Hiding Prompt Injection in Legal Filing (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/hiding-prompt-injection-in-legal-filing.html) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-31/

  5. 5d ago

    2026-08-29: The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to reinstate its ban on transgender military

    Show Notes - 2026-08-29 Stories Covered: - Today: - American Consumer Credit Counseling Data Breach Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/american-consumer-credit-counseling-data-breach-class-action-settlement/) - Microsoft K-12 Student Data Harvesting Allegations (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/microsoft-accused-of-harvesting-k-12-students-personal-behavioral-data/) - PaperCut Print Management Software Under Active Exploitation (CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-81578) (https://therecord.media/papercut-warns-of-hackers-using-printer-management-vulnerabilities) - FCC Expands Political Ad Discount Eligibility, Drawing Commissioner Rebuke (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/28/republicans-stumble-in-bid-to-flood-midterm-airwaves-with-discounted-ads/) - $21.5 Million New York City Central Booking Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/21-5m-new-york-city-central-booking-class-action-settlement/) - Anthropic Wins Permanent Injunction Against DOD Blacklisting (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/28/pete-hegseth-and-his-department-of-unconstitutional-revenge-lose-again-in-california/) - Judge Refuses to Dismiss Steve Bannon Contempt Conviction (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/government-urges-scotus-to-deny-Sept-11-petitions/) - Driscoll's PFAS Class Action (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/driscolls-class-action-claims-safe-strawberries-contain-pfas-related-compounds/) - U.S. Government Opposes 9/11 Defendants' Plea Agreement Restoration (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/government-urges-scotus-to-deny-Sept-11-petitions/) - Meta $17 Billion Child Safety Settlement Creates New Compliance Standard (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/28/ctrl-alt-speech-move-fast-and-settle-things/) - Brazil Elections: EFF Recommends Privacy Protections as Electoral Integrity Tool (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-and-allies-brazils-elections-privacy-protections-are-crucial-electoral) - Trump Administration Petitions Supreme Court on Transgender Military Ban (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-consider-ban-on-transgender-persons-in-the-military/) - Right to Repair State Laws Surge, But Enforcement Remains Nonexistent (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/28/right-to-repair-state-laws-continue-to-surge-but-enforcement-remains-nonexistent/) CVEs Referenced: CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078 Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-29/

  6. 6d ago

    2026-08-28: HireVue settles Illinois BIPA lawsuit for $3.75 million over biometric data collection from job

    Show Notes - 2026-08-28 Stories Covered: - Legal & Privacy Brief - August 28, 2026 - Today: - HireVue Illinois BIPA class action settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/3-75m-hirevue-illinois-bipa-class-action-settlement/) - TikTok $400M settlement over children's data privacy (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/tiktok-agrees-to-pay-400m-to-resolve-doj-lawsuit-over-childrens-data-privacy/) - White House bans foreign-made power infrastructure over cyber threats (https://therecord.media/trump-cyber-electricity-parts) - ICE administrative subpoenas target tech companies for user data (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/list-ice-subpoenas-tech-companies) - Manchester Airports Group data breach affects 8.7 million customers (https://therecord.media/cyberattack-on-manchester-airports-group-exposes-millions-customer-info) - Finland appeals court revives Eagle S cable damage prosecution (https://therecord.media/finland-appeals-court-revives-case-against-eagle-s) - Federal judge lifts final block on Trump mail-in voting order (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/the-ripple-effects-of-scotus-mail-in-voting-decision/) - Fed Governor Lisa Cook responds to removal consideration (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/fed-governor-lisa-cook-responds-to-trump-administrations-letter-stating-that-it-is-considering-h/) - Australia charges two TeamPCP members for supply-chain attacks (https://therecord.media/australia-teampcp-hackers-arrested) - Oracle shifts Section 230 strategy after TikTok investment (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/27/oracle-helped-kneecap-section-230-then-bought-15-of-a-company-that-needs-it/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-28/

  7. Aug 27

    2026-08-27: Meta settles for $17 billion with 52 state AGs, mandating strict child safety controls and expanded

    Show Notes - 2026-08-27 Stories Covered: - Today: - Meta Reaches $16.7 Billion Settlement with 52 State AGs Over Child Safety Violations (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/meta-just-paid-nearly-17-billion-to-make-sure-it-gets-to-write-the-kid-safety-rules-for-every-other-social-media-platform/) - DOJ Seizes Chinese Government Hacking Tools Used Against Federal Agencies (https://therecord.media/qscan-qtrouter-us-takedown-alleged-china-hacking-tools) - Boston Scientific Confirms Cyberattack Disrupting Medical Device Shipments (https://therecord.media/boston-scientific-cyberattack-disrupts-shipment-processes) - Equinox Agrees to $685,000 Data Breach Class Action Settlement (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/685000-equinox-data-breach-class-action-settlement/) - State Farm Louisiana Settles Total Loss Claims Dispute (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/state-farm-louisiana-car-insurance-total-loss-class-action-settlement/) - Detroit Water Rates Class Action Settlement Provides $4.45 Million in Relief (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/closed-settlements/4-45m-detroit-water-rates-class-action-settlement/) - Amazon Reaches $309 Million Settlement Over Returns Policy (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/amazon-shoppers-reach-309m-settlement-over-returns-policy/) - Pornhub Settles Child Abuse Content Claims for $120 Million (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/pornhub-agrees-to-120m-deal-over-allegations-involving-child-abuse-content/) - CareCloud Data Breach Affects 3.75 Million Patients (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/carecloud-data-breach-now-affects-personal-data-of-3-75m-patients/) - 11th Circuit Remands Georgia Redistricting Case After Supreme Court VRA Ruling (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/scotus-again-asked-to-address-ten-commandments-in-schools/) - Grand Jury Declines to Indict Flock ALPR Camera Vandalism Suspect (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/as-flock-vandalism-goes-mainstream-one-grand-jury-says-alleged-flock-vandal-did-nothing-wrong/) - France's Constitutional Council Strikes Down Social Media Ban for Minors (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/french-top-court-gets-it-right-strikes-down-social-media-ban-youths) - Louisiana and Texas Teachers Challenge Ten Commandments Display Laws (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/scotus-again-asked-to-address-ten-commandments-in-schools/) - Trump Administration Proposes Governmentwide Nondisclosure Agreement for Federal Employees (https://lawfare.substack.com/p/today-on-lawfare-aug-26-2026) - EFF Publishes Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/effs-policy-position-alpr-surveillance-eliminate-it-and-reduce-its-harms) - AI Watermarking Mandates Create Surveillance Risks for Journalists (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/how-ai-watermark-mandates-could-unmask-journalists-who-never-touched-ai/) - Iran-Linked Hackers Expand Infrastructure Across Europe and Middle East (https://therecord.media/iran-linked-hackers-expand-infrastructure-europe-middle-east) - NSA Hosts First-Ever Reunion for Elite Hacking Unit (https://therecord.media/nsa-to-host-hacker-reunion-in-bid-to-rebuild-secretive-unit) - OpenAI Disrupts Cambodian Social Engineering Network Using ChatGPT (https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/llm-based-social-engineering-scams.html) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-27/

  8. Aug 26

    2026-08-26: Zale Delaware and Sterling Jewelers will pay $1.61 million to settle Washington job posting

    Show Notes - 2026-08-26 Stories Covered: - Today: - SCHUFA's Shadow Database Draws Cease-and-Desist Letter, Class Action Interest List Opened (https://noyb.eu/en/shadow-database-scandal-noyb-sends-schufa-cease-and-desist-letter-interest-list-class-action) - $1.61 Million Settlement for Washington Job Posting Transparency Violations (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/1-61m-zale-delaware-and-sterling-jewelers-job-posting-class-action-settlement/) - Interpol Operation Jackal IV Nets 58 Arrests, $2.7 Million Seized (https://therecord.media/58-arrested-international-cybercrime-crackdown-interpol) - Ninth Circuit Rules Tech Companies Cannot Immediately Appeal Section 230 Denials (California v. Meta) (https://epic.org/ninth-circuit-rules-that-tech-companies-cant-prematurely-appeal-section-230-losses/) - Texas Appeals Court Slashes Alex Jones Sandy Hook Judgment from $50 Million to $6 Million (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/08/scotus-sides-with-trump-administration-in-mail-in-voting-dispute/) - Patent Troll Loses Defamation SLAPP Against Attorney, Ordered to Pay Fees (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/25/patent-troll-slapps-lawyer-for-saying-his-shell-companies-never-pay-up-loses-now-owes-her-money/) - Paylogix Employee Benefits Platform Breach Exposes 64,383 Records in South Carolina (https://therecord.media/paylogix-cyberattack-akira-ransomware) - Trump Administration Prepares Largest Mass Visa Revocation in U.S. History (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/25/trump-told-asylum-seekers-to-do-it-the-legal-way-now-hes-revoking-200000-of-their-visas/) - Pentagon Fires Stars & Stripes Editor for Defending Editorial Independence (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/25/pentagon-fires-chief-editor-of-stars-stripes-for-promising-to-do-independent-journalism/) - UK Government Seeks Powers to Secretly Block Tech Suppliers on National Security Grounds (https://therecord.media/uk-technology-national-security) - Ukraine Shares Battlefield AI Data with UK Under Defense Partnership (https://therecord.media/ukraine-uk-ai-drone-data) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-08-26/

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