Key Takeaways: On December 28, 2024, education technology company PowerSchool disclosed a cybersecurity breach impacting 62 million students and 9.5 million educators across the globe. The intrusion, which began on December...more
3/31/2025
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Management ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Third-Party Risk
Amazon faces allegations of unauthorized data collection in violation of federal and state privacy laws, including a first-of-its-kind claim under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”). The MHMDA restricts businesses...more
3/17/2025
/ Amazon ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In July, Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) agreed to a $68.5 million class-action biometric privacy settlement in connection with the company’s alleged violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information...more
9/11/2023
/ Big Tech ,
Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Storage ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Google ,
Informed Consent ,
Instagram ,
Settlement ,
Snapchat