- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Kyle Brasseur2020-02-05T18:27:00
A lawsuit filed against online retailer Hanna Andersson and its e-commerce platform Salesforce is among the first to cite the fledgling California Consumer Privacy Act in its judgment sought.
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Children’s clothing retailer Hanna Andersson has agreed to pay $400,000 in what is believed to be the first monetary settlement for a lawsuit related to the California Consumer Privacy Act.
A European privacy group is pursuing multiple class-action lawsuits against Oracle and Salesforce for alleged violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, estimating damages sought could exceed €10 billion (U.S. $11.9 billion).
Consumers are using the newly enforceable California Consumer Privacy Act to sue companies they say have mishandled their data. Walmart is the latest and most high-profile to be slapped with a lawsuit.
Facial recognition company Clearview AI reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging it violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, with the company agreeing to compensate victims with stake in the company.
The General Data Protection Regulation has been in force for nearly six years. Some industries—and some companies—have been more prone to fall foul of the rules than others.
Big Tech firms might need to rethink their plans to charge users for not selling their personal data for behavioral advertising following a decision by Europe’s primary data regulator.
