Monthly Archives: December, 2019

TikTok Accused of Sending User Data to China

A California class action lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California (Hong v. ByteDance,Inc. et al 5:19-cv-07792-SVK) accused TikTok, a social video sharing...

Facebook to Expand Efforts Against Ad Discrimination

On December 3, Facebook announced that it has taken steps to prevent ad discrimination as part of its settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)...

DHS Wants Airport Facial Recognition Scans of US Citizens

On December 2, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) filed a proposal to expand facial recognition checks at airports to include U.S. citizens, who...

TikTok Accused of Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities

On December 2, TikTok, a social video network, was accused of discriminating against persons with disabilities, including facial disfigurement and Down Syndrome, by limiting...

Nevada is the Latest State to Drop Out of Suit to Prevent T-Mobile /Sprint Merger

On November 25, Nevada joined Texas as both state attorneys general announced they would leave an ongoing, multistate suit to block the merger between...

50 Attorneys General Expand Google Antitrust Probe

On November 14, the 50 attorneys-general investigation into Google over possible antitrust violations is set to expand and examine Google’s Android and search businesses...

NSO Employees Sue Facebook for Deleting Accounts

Late in October, WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned social media company, sued NSO Group, an Israeli technology firm, for abusing a flaw in WhatsApp’s code to...