Lena of Tuta writes: Gemini AI needs to be disabled on Android or it will override your privacy settings and gain full access to your texts, calls, and WhatsApp – even if you’ve turned off Gemini Apps Activity. But what does this Android update really mean, and how can you stop it? Let’s take a…
German court awards Facebook user €5,000 for data protection violations
Luis Rijo reports: A German court has awarded a Facebook user €5,000 in compensation for data protection violations involving Meta’s Business Tools, marking a significant precedent in European privacy enforcement. The Leipzig District Court delivered its judgment on July 4, 2025, finding that Meta Platforms Ireland Limited systematically breached the General Data Protection Regulation through its extensive…
Record-Breaking $1.55M CCPA Settlement Against Health Information Website Publisher
Jennifer L. Mitchell, Taylor A. Bloom, and Danielle A. A. Richardson of Baker Hostetler write: On July 1, the California attorney general (CA AG) announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, $1.55 million, and the first settlement against a website publisher, Healthline Media LLC (Healthline). The settlement (pending court approval) resolves allegations against Healthline, a health and wellness information website,…
Ninth Circuit Reviews Website Tracking Class Actions and the Reach of California’s Privacy Law
David Fioccola, Baldassare Vinti, Aaron Francis, and Courtland Cuevas of Proskauer write: Key Takeaways: The Ninth Circuit court of appeals reviewed three separate proposed class actions against Papa John’s International Inc., Converse Inc., and Bloomingdale’s, all centered on whether certain website tracking activities violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The plaintiffs in these cases…