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Texas sues TikTok for violating children’s privacy
Texas sued TikTok on Thursday, accusing the social media platform of violating children's privacy and state law by sharing children's personal identifying information without consent from their parents or legal guardians.
Barn Raiser
Water Protectors Use Novel Legal Tactic to Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline
Novel anti-SLAPP laws could help uncover Dakota Access Pipeline secrets
Reuters
Could 23andMe $30 million data breach settlement get derailed by mass arbitration?
A law firm representing about 5,000 23andMe customers who demanded arbitration after hackers obtained sensitive data from the genetic testing company ...
The Hill
Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it helped fuel state’s opioid crisis
Kentucky’s attorney general is suing the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts over its role in “worsening” the state’s opioid crisis.
Reuters
Apple must face narrowed privacy lawsuit over its apps
A federal judge narrowed a lawsuit accusing Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab of violating the privacy of iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users by collecting their personal data through proprietary apps such as the App Store, Apple Music and Apple TV.
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Whistleblower brings $10 million wrongful termination claim against Pierce County city
A former employee has filed a $10 million claim against the city of Orting, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated after bringing attention to problems with the city’s wastewater treatment plant, among other things.