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California healthcare provider TrueCare was sued for sharing user health data without consent. Now, a federal court has ruled that the class action lawsuit can proceed. TrueCare operates a website, https://truecare.org/, that patients visit to get information and schedule appointments. When patients fill out forms on the website, they expect that their personal data will remain confidential. However, the company allegedly used pixel-tracking software to collect user data.

As more consumers fight back against data privacy violations, Big Tech companies and their defense attorneys are trying to spread 5 myths about the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). These companies have attempted for years to persuade legislators to weaken CIPA protections for consumers, but the law remains more relevant than ever.

An important data privacy case recently concluded with a shocking verdict by the jury: Google secretly collected user data on cellphone apps. As a result, Google must now pay $425 million to affected consumers. The lawsuit, Rodriguez v. Google LLC, was filed in federal court and alleged that Google violated the privacy rights of millions of cellphone users in the United States who thought that their online activity was private.

If anyone is wondering why Paper Magazine’s Instagram account disappeared, a lawsuit filed against copyright trolls in California federal court might explain why. The suit alleges that the defendants got the publication's Instagram account disabled and effectively banned as part of an "extortionate strategy" connected to related copyright infringement claims. 

The popularity of social media has exploded in recent years, with just about everyone having at least one type of social media account. Whether it's Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or some other platform, the reality is that social media accounts and interactions are pretty much unavoidable these days. Unfortunately, as more and more people use social media, there is also a greater chance of legal liability because intellectual property rights may be affected.