Privacy News Round-Up #90 🌎

Privacy News Round-Up #90 :earth_americas:

• Here’s How to Claim Up to $100 in Apple’s Siri Settlement (https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-submit-your-claim-in-apples-95-million-siri-settlement/): Apple is paying out $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit involving Siri. Users need to submit claims by July 2.

• CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers (https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/): Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.

• Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle privacy lawsuits (Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle privacy lawsuits | TechCrunch): Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of tracking users’ personal location, incognito searches, and voice and facial data without their permission.

• How California sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn (How California sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn – The Markup): The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is reviewing its website practices.

• Brussels court ruling on tracking-based ads a major win for right to privacy (Brussels Court ruling on tracking ads a victory for privacy rights) : Hannah Storey, Amnesty International Policy Advisor on Technology and Human Rights said: “This a major win for the right to privacy and a clear message that the tech industry should move away from surveillance-based advertising to a more rights-respecting model."