Monthly Archives: December, 2019

NAI Unveils New Guidance for Consumer Consent

On December 2, the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), a self-regulatory association for data collection and digital advertising tech companies, issued new guidance that expands upon requirements in...

Fitbit Sued by Investor for its Proposed Sale to Alphabet

On December 6, plaintiff John Thompson filed a class action complaint against defendants Fitbit, Inc., et al (John Thompson v. Fitbit, Inc., et al...

Facebook Petitions the Supreme Court in BIPA Violation Case

On December 4, Facebook filed a petition for a writ of certiorari for the case (Facebook, Inc., v. Nimesh Patel, Adam Pezen, and Carlo Licata et al...

Lesson Learned? Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

Riot Games, known for the online game League of Legends, was sued by two female employees, in November 2018. The suit was filed in Los Angeles County...

Documentary Filmmakers Sue State Dept. for Social Media Registration Requirement

On December 5, plaintiffs DOC Society and International Documentary Association (IDA) filed a complaint against defendants Michael R. Pompeo and Chad F. Wolf, Secretary...

TikTok Settles Children’s Data Privacy Case After One Day

On December 4, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance was sued for violating children’s privacy and data protection laws because it collected young users’ data. A day later,...

Genius Media Group Accuses Google of Misappropriating Lyrics in $50m Suit

On December 3, plaintiff Genius Media Group Inc. filed a complaint against Google LLC and LyricFind (Genius Media Group Inc. v. Google LLC and LyricFind 526241/2019)...

Facebook Sues over Deceptive Ad Malware

On December 5, plaintiff Facebook, Inc. filed a complaint in the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, against defendants, ILikeAd Media International Company and others...