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  1. Iowa Capital Dispatch: Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations. “The lawsuit alleges that in July 2024, Eyal Hanfling visited the college’s website and that his information was then shared with third parties. The lawsuit seeks damages for Hanfling and a putative class of similarly situated users who were allegedly harmed by the site.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/22/iowa-capital-dispatch-grinnell-college-faces-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-privacy-violations/
  2. Iowa Capital Dispatch: Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations. “The lawsuit alleges that in July 2024, Eyal Hanfling visited the college’s website and that his information was then shared with third parties. The lawsuit seeks damages for Hanfling and a putative class of similarly situated users who were allegedly harmed by the site.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/22/iowa-capital-dispatch-grinnell-college-faces-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-privacy-violations/
  3. Iowa Capital Dispatch: Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations. “The lawsuit alleges that in July 2024, Eyal Hanfling visited the college’s website and that his information was then shared with third parties. The lawsuit seeks damages for Hanfling and a putative class of similarly situated users who were allegedly harmed by the site.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/22/iowa-capital-dispatch-grinnell-college-faces-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-privacy-violations/
  4. Iowa Capital Dispatch: Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations. “The lawsuit alleges that in July 2024, Eyal Hanfling visited the college’s website and that his information was then shared with third parties. The lawsuit seeks damages for Hanfling and a putative class of similarly situated users who were allegedly harmed by the site.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/22/iowa-capital-dispatch-grinnell-college-faces-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-privacy-violations/
  5. Iowa Capital Dispatch: Grinnell College faces class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations. “The lawsuit alleges that in July 2024, Eyal Hanfling visited the college’s website and that his information was then shared with third parties. The lawsuit seeks damages for Hanfling and a putative class of similarly situated users who were allegedly harmed by the site.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/22/iowa-capital-dispatch-grinnell-college-faces-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-privacy-violations/
  6. Hoodline San Francisco: SF Lawyers Say Hisense TVs Turn Your Living Room Into a Spy Den. “San Francisco lawyers say Hisense USA has turned millions of its smart TVs into always-on surveillance tools, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed last Tuesday. The complaint alleges the sets’ automatic content recognition, or ACR, can grab snapshots of what is on a screen as often as every […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/hoodline-san-francisco-sf-lawyers-say-hisense-tvs-turn-your-living-room-into-a-spy-den/
  7. Hoodline San Francisco: SF Lawyers Say Hisense TVs Turn Your Living Room Into a Spy Den. “San Francisco lawyers say Hisense USA has turned millions of its smart TVs into always-on surveillance tools, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed last Tuesday. The complaint alleges the sets’ automatic content recognition, or ACR, can grab snapshots of what is on a screen as often as every […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/hoodline-san-francisco-sf-lawyers-say-hisense-tvs-turn-your-living-room-into-a-spy-den/
  8. Hoodline San Francisco: SF Lawyers Say Hisense TVs Turn Your Living Room Into a Spy Den. “San Francisco lawyers say Hisense USA has turned millions of its smart TVs into always-on surveillance tools, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed last Tuesday. The complaint alleges the sets’ automatic content recognition, or ACR, can grab snapshots of what is on a screen as often as every […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/hoodline-san-francisco-sf-lawyers-say-hisense-tvs-turn-your-living-room-into-a-spy-den/
  9. Hoodline San Francisco: SF Lawyers Say Hisense TVs Turn Your Living Room Into a Spy Den. “San Francisco lawyers say Hisense USA has turned millions of its smart TVs into always-on surveillance tools, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed last Tuesday. The complaint alleges the sets’ automatic content recognition, or ACR, can grab snapshots of what is on a screen as often as every […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/hoodline-san-francisco-sf-lawyers-say-hisense-tvs-turn-your-living-room-into-a-spy-den/
  10. Hoodline San Francisco: SF Lawyers Say Hisense TVs Turn Your Living Room Into a Spy Den. “San Francisco lawyers say Hisense USA has turned millions of its smart TVs into always-on surveillance tools, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed last Tuesday. The complaint alleges the sets’ automatic content recognition, or ACR, can grab snapshots of what is on a screen as often as every […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/hoodline-san-francisco-sf-lawyers-say-hisense-tvs-turn-your-living-room-into-a-spy-den/
  11. 9to5 Mac: iPhone users could get up to $95 per device as Apple reaches $250M settlement over Siri delays. “Last March, Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit after delaying the launch of the ‘more personalized Siri’ that was first announced at WWDC 2024. … Apple is set to pay $250 million to settle the lawsuit, equating to an estimated $25 per device. That number could reach up to $95 per […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/06/9to5-mac-iphone-users-could-get-up-to-95-per-device-as-apple-reaches-250m-settlement-over-siri-delays/
  12. Reuters: Italy court allows class action against Meta over Facebook data scraping. “A Milan court on Tuesday accepted a class action brought ​by a consumer group against Meta ‌Platforms (META.O), opens new tab over the theft of personal data suffered by Facebook Italy. According to the court ​order, the data scraping incident, ​which took place between January 2018 and ⁠September 2019 […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/15/reuters-italy-court-allows-class-action-against-meta-over-facebook-data-scraping/
  13. Reuters: Deere settles US right-to-repair lawsuit with $99 million fund, repair commitments. “U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere on Monday agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for farms and farmers that are part ​of a class action over costs and ‌access to repairs.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/reuters-deere-settles-us-right-to-repair-lawsuit-with-99-million-fund-repair-commitments/
  14. Reuters: Elon Musk must face class action over late disclosure of Twitter stake, judge rules. “A federal judge on Tuesday said former Twitter investors who accused Elon Musk of defrauding them by waiting ‌too long to disclose his initial investment in the social media company may ‌pursue their case as a class action.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/01/reuters-elon-musk-must-face-class-action-over-late-disclosure-of-twitter-stake-judge-rules/
  15. Are David Protein Bars Actually Bad for You?

    Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The Vitamin Shoppe Since David bars first hit the market in 2024, they’ve become a cult favorite product for protein junkies and the macro-tracking set, largely because the bars’ nutrition facts claim they contain 150 calori…
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  16. TechCrunch: Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage. “Meta is facing a new class action lawsuit over its AI smart glasses and their lack of privacy, after an investigation by Swedish newspapers found that workers at a Kenya-based subcontractor are reviewing footage from customers’ glasses, which included sensitive content, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/10/techcrunch-meta-sued-over-ai-smart-glasses-privacy-concerns-after-workers-reviewed-nudity-sex-and-other-footage/
  17. MediaPost: Judge Sides Against Google In Search Users’ Antitrust Suit. “Google search users can proceed with an antitrust suit over the company’s search deals with Apple and others, a federal judge ruled this week.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/24/mediapost-judge-sides-against-google-in-search-users-antitrust-suit/
  18. TorrentFreak: ‘NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books’. “NVIDIA executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna’s Archive to fuel its AI training. In an expanded class-action lawsuit that cites internal NVIDIA documents, several book authors claim that the trillion-dollar company directly reached out to Anna’s Archive, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/20/torrentfreak-nvidia-contacted-annas-archive-to-secure-access-to-millions-of-pirated-books/
  19. Courthouse News Service: Owner of Robux gambling site must face unfair competition claims by underage users. “The owner of a now-defunct online casino that targeted Roblox users failed to convince a federal judge to toss the claims brought against him in a proposed class action on behalf of children who gambled away their virtual Robux on his and other websites.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/13/courthouse-news-service-owner-of-robux-gambling-site-must-face-unfair-competition-claims-by-underage-users/

  20. Courthouse News Service: Owner of Robux gambling site must face unfair competition claims by underage users. “The owner of a now-defunct online casino that targeted Roblox users failed to convince a federal judge to toss the claims brought against him in a proposed class action on behalf of children who gambled away their virtual Robux on his and other websites.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/13/courthouse-news-service-owner-of-robux-gambling-site-must-face-unfair-competition-claims-by-underage-users/

  21. Courthouse News Service: Owner of Robux gambling site must face unfair competition claims by underage users. “The owner of a now-defunct online casino that targeted Roblox users failed to convince a federal judge to toss the claims brought against him in a proposed class action on behalf of children who gambled away their virtual Robux on his and other websites.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/13/courthouse-news-service-owner-of-robux-gambling-site-must-face-unfair-competition-claims-by-underage-users/

  22. Courthouse News Service: Owner of Robux gambling site must face unfair competition claims by underage users. “The owner of a now-defunct online casino that targeted Roblox users failed to convince a federal judge to toss the claims brought against him in a proposed class action on behalf of children who gambled away their virtual Robux on his and other websites.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/13/courthouse-news-service-owner-of-robux-gambling-site-must-face-unfair-competition-claims-by-underage-users/

  23. Courthouse News Service: Meta stab at arbitration misses in long-running class action over ad reach. “A federal judge on Tuesday accused Meta of using a late arbitration bid to stall a long-delayed trial in a class action on claims the company intentionally misrepresented the reach of its paid ads.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/04/courthouse-news-service-meta-stab-at-arbitration-misses-in-long-running-class-action-over-ad-reach/

  24. Tubefilter: Logan Paul’s CryptoZoo promises were just “puffery,” not fraud, says judge dismissing lawsuit against him. “A Texas judge has dismissed the class-action lawsuit filed against Logan Paul for his NFT project CryptoZoo. Judge Alan D. Albright dismissed the case with prejudice, excusing Paul’s promises about how CryptoZoo would be ‘a really fun game that makes you money’ as […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/08/tubefilter-logan-pauls-cryptozoo-promises-were-just-puffery-not-fraud-says-judge-dismissing-lawsuit-against-him/

  25. Reuters: Apple loses UK lawsuit over app store commissions. “Apple on Thursday lost a London lawsuit accusing the U.S. tech company of abusing its dominant position by charging app developers an unfair 30% commission through its app store.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/24/reuters-apple-loses-uk-lawsuit-over-app-store-commissions/

  26. Reuters: Apple loses UK lawsuit over app store commissions. “Apple on Thursday lost a London lawsuit accusing the U.S. tech company of abusing its dominant position by charging app developers an unfair 30% commission through its app store.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/24/reuters-apple-loses-uk-lawsuit-over-app-store-commissions/

  27. Reuters: Apple loses UK lawsuit over app store commissions. “Apple on Thursday lost a London lawsuit accusing the U.S. tech company of abusing its dominant position by charging app developers an unfair 30% commission through its app store.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/24/reuters-apple-loses-uk-lawsuit-over-app-store-commissions/

  28. MediaPost: Google Settlement Over Kids Privacy Moves Forward. “A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a proposed settlement requiring Google to pay $30 million to resolve class-action claims that it violated children’s privacy by tracking their YouTube activity in order to serve targeted ads.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/25/mediapost-google-settlement-over-kids-privacy-moves-forward/

  29. Reuters: Google must pay $425m in class action over privacy, jury rules. “A federal jury has determined that Alphabet’s Google must pay $425m for invading users’ privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/04/reuters-google-must-pay-425m-in-class-action-over-privacy-jury-rules/

  30. The Hill: Amazon must face class action over third-party sellers, judge rules. “A federal judge ruled that Amazon must face a class action lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of imposing inflated fees on third-party sellers that have been passed along to consumers. U.S. District Judge John Chun allowed the lawsuit to move forward in an early August order, which was unsealed Friday. The […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/03/the-hill-amazon-must-face-class-action-over-third-party-sellers-judge-rules/

  31. Ars Technica: Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action. “Authors are celebrating a ‘historic’ settlement expected to be reached soon in a class-action lawsuit over Anthropic’s AI training data. On Tuesday, US District Judge William Alsup confirmed that Anthropic and the authors “believe they have a settlement in principle” and will file a motion for […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/28/ars-technica-authors-celebrate-historic-settlement-coming-soon-in-anthropic-class-action/

  32. NPR: Class-action suit claims Otter AI secretly records private work conversations. “A federal lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses Otter.ai of ‘deceptively and surreptitiously’ recording private conversations that the tech company uses to train its popular transcription service without permission from the people using it.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/18/npr-class-action-suit-claims-otter-ai-secretly-records-private-work-conversations/

  33. NPR: Class-action suit claims Otter AI secretly records private work conversations. “A federal lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses Otter.ai of ‘deceptively and surreptitiously’ recording private conversations that the tech company uses to train its popular transcription service without permission from the people using it.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/18/npr-class-action-suit-claims-otter-ai-secretly-records-private-work-conversations/

  34. Mashable: AT&T settles data breach lawsuits for $177 million. Here’s how to get your share.. “If you are or were an AT&T customer between 2019 and 2024, you may be eligible to get a check soon. AT&T has agreed to a settlement of $177 million to close out two class action lawsuits, both of which had to do with data breaches.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/28/mashable-att-settles-data-breach-lawsuits-for-177-million-heres-how-to-get-your-share/

  35. Los Angeles Times: Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers. “The proposed class action lawsuit alleges that ‘data annotators’ — hired by Surge AI to ensure that powerful AI systems run by Meta and OpenAI can properly generate text responses that are accurate and capable of mimicking human expressions — were ‘deliberately’ classified as independent […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/los-angeles-times-surge-ai-is-latest-san-francisco-startup-accused-of-misclassifying-its-workers/

  36. Los Angeles Times: Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers. “The proposed class action lawsuit alleges that ‘data annotators’ — hired by Surge AI to ensure that powerful AI systems run by Meta and OpenAI can properly generate text responses that are accurate and capable of mimicking human expressions — were ‘deliberately’ classified as independent […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/los-angeles-times-surge-ai-is-latest-san-francisco-startup-accused-of-misclassifying-its-workers/

  37. Los Angeles Times: Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers. “The proposed class action lawsuit alleges that ‘data annotators’ — hired by Surge AI to ensure that powerful AI systems run by Meta and OpenAI can properly generate text responses that are accurate and capable of mimicking human expressions — were ‘deliberately’ classified as independent […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/los-angeles-times-surge-ai-is-latest-san-francisco-startup-accused-of-misclassifying-its-workers/

  38. Los Angeles Times: Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers. “The proposed class action lawsuit alleges that ‘data annotators’ — hired by Surge AI to ensure that powerful AI systems run by Meta and OpenAI can properly generate text responses that are accurate and capable of mimicking human expressions — were ‘deliberately’ classified as independent […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/los-angeles-times-surge-ai-is-latest-san-francisco-startup-accused-of-misclassifying-its-workers/

  39. Los Angeles Times: Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers. “The proposed class action lawsuit alleges that ‘data annotators’ — hired by Surge AI to ensure that powerful AI systems run by Meta and OpenAI can properly generate text responses that are accurate and capable of mimicking human expressions — were ‘deliberately’ classified as independent […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/25/los-angeles-times-surge-ai-is-latest-san-francisco-startup-accused-of-misclassifying-its-workers/

  40. Engadget: Apple hit with class action suit from developers after App Store ruling. “Apple may see further fallout over its failure to comply with a court order that led to last week’s contempt ruling. A class action suit filed on behalf of developers claims that Apple’s actions cost Pure Sweat Basketball (and other developers) revenue during the period it was found to have violated the […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/engadget-apple-hit-with-class-action-suit-from-developers-after-app-store-ruling/

  41. Nomura Securities warns of class action lawsuits and customer churn risks for SK Telecom following major USIM server hack, highlighting sensitive nature of leaked authentication keys and potential for financial fraud.
    #YonhapInfomax #NomuraSecurities #SKTelecom #USIMHacking #ClassActionLawsuits #CustomerChurn #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
    en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV

  42. Ars Technica: HP avoids monetary damages over bricked printers in class-action settlement. “A United States District Court for the Northern District of California judge has signed off on a settlement agreement between HP and its customers, who sued the company for issuing firmware updates that prevented their printers from working with non-HP ink and toner.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/ars-technica-hp-avoids-monetary-damages-over-bricked-printers-in-class-action-settlement/

  43. MediaPost: Google Battles Consumers Over Accidental Recordings By Voice-Activated Devices. “Google is urging a federal judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit by users of voice-activated devices who allege that the company wrongly recorded their conversations and shared snippets with outside parties.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/mediapost-google-battles-consumers-over-accidental-recordings-by-voice-activated-devices/

  44. Search Engine Journal: Mullenweg & Automattic Sued in Class Action Filing Over WordPress Dispute. “A new lawsuit seeking class action status alleges that WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and Automattic engaged in unfair business practices to harm managed WordPress web host WP Engine (WPE) and its customers.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/25/search-engine-journal-mullenweg-automattic-sued-in-class-action-filing-over-wordpress-dispute/

  45. Reuters: LinkedIn lawsuit over use of customer data for AI models is dismissed. “A proposed class action accusing Microsoft’s LinkedIn of violating the privacy of millions of Premium customers by disclosing their private messages to train generative artificial intelligence models has been dismissed.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/02/reuters-linkedin-lawsuit-over-use-of-customer-data-for-ai-models-is-dismissed/

  46. Tubefilter: Capital One Shopping hit with class action suit over alleged Honey-like practices. “When we spoke to LegalEagle last month about the class action lawsuit he filed against Honey on behalf of all content creators, he mentioned a handful of other coupon-finding browser extensions that appeared to operate similarly. They too would (allegedly) snatch commissions by replacing content […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/26/tubefilter-capital-one-shopping-hit-with-class-action-suit-over-alleged-honey-like-practices/