Using Your Private Information Without Consent
Newsmax Sharing of Magazine Subscriber Information PPPA Class Action
This privacy class action brings suit against Newsmax Media, Inc., alleging that it has unlawfully disclosed the Private Reading information of its Newsmax magazine subscribers to others, without their consent. The complaint alleges that Newsmax has thus violated Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act (PPPA), which attempts to keep this kind of information confidential. Read more
Meta Collection of HIPAA-Protected Information Class Action
Meta Platforms, Inc. has been under repeated investigation for its data-mining practices and its use of the private information of consumers without their consent or even their knowledge. This class action takes issue with a particular instance of this intrusion, that is, Meta’s alleged collection of information from communications between patients and medical providers—information that Read more
Michigan Farmer Magazine Subscriber Information Shared PPPA Class Action
Informa Media, Inc., which was formerly known as Penton Media, Inc., publishes Michigan Farmer magazine, to which some people subscribe. The complaint for this class action alleges that Informa makes money from sharing the identities of those subscribers, in violation of Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act (PPPA) which attempts to keep confidential the Private Read more
Comcast Discloses Video Viewing Information to Facebook Class Action
Comcast Corporation is the owner of Today.com, a website and app with digital subscribers. The complaint for this class action alleges that Comcast violates the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by disclosing the Personal Viewing Information of Today.com visitors to Meta, Inc., or Facebook, without the visitors’ consent. The complaint alleges that Comcast collects Read more
NBA Discloses Video Viewing Information to Facebook Class Action
This digital privacy class action brings suit against the National Basketball Association (NBA), alleging that it violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by disclosing Personal Viewing Information of its NBA.com website visitors to Meta, Inc., or Facebook, without their consent. The complaint alleges that the NBA collects this information and shares it through Read more
Police Magazine Disclosure of Subscriber Information Michigan Class Action
Police, The Law Enforcement Magazine is a publication of Bobit Business Media, Inc. (BBMI) But information on Police subscribers can be valuable to certain parties, and the complaint alleges that BBMI makes money on this by offering access to its mailing list. According to the complaint, this violates Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act (PPPA) Read more
Whitepages Right of Publicity Illinois and Ohio Settlement
Whitepages, Inc. is settling a class action alleging it violated the Illinois Right of Publicity Act and Ohio Revised Code § 2741.01 regarding its directory and people-search services. The company permits free initial searches that it uses to sell subscriptions, and the complaint alleged it uses individuals’ names, ages, contact information, likenesses, and other information Read more
Hemmings Motor News Subscriber Information Sharing Michigan Class Action
The complaint for this class action alleges that American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) shares information about subscribers to its Hemmings Motor News magazine with data aggregators, data cooperatives, and list brokers. According to the complaint, this disclosure of Private Reading Information violates Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act (PPPA), at least before the PPPA Read more
ABA Journal Subscriber Information Shared Without Consent Michigan Class Action
Is it your reading material anybody else’s business? The complaint for this class action alleges that, under Michigan’s Personal Privacy Protection Act (PPPA), it is not. But it also claims that the American Bar Association (ABA) violates this law by disclosing information on subscribers to its ABA Journal to data aggregators, data cooperatives, and list Read more
Horse & Rider Subscriber Information Shared Without Consent Michigan Class Action
Michigan’s Personal Privacy Protection Act (PPPA) makes it unlawful for a bookseller or library employee to disclose a person’s Private Reading Information to others. But the complaint for this class action alleges that Equine Network, LLC does exactly this when it sells, rents, or exchanges the information of its Horse & Rider subscribers to parties Read more
