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Latest News in Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • February 24, 2026

    YouTube-Watching Plaintiff Saw 17K Ads In 1 Year, Jury Hears

    A YouTube executive testifying in a California bellwether trial over allegations the platform and Instagram harm children confirmed Tuesday that the company's data found the plaintiff viewed over 17,000 advertisements in one year, with her lawyer suggesting the number reflects that she spent an extraordinary amount of time on the platform.

  • February 24, 2026

    Meta's Win Upheld In Investor Row Over Apple's Ad Changes

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the toss of a putative investor class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of hiding the financial impact of Apple's privacy changes on its business, finding that the plaintiffs had failed to plead the necessary elements to sustain their fraud claims.

  • February 24, 2026

    PowerSchool, Chicago Schools Reach $17M Student Data Deal

    PowerSchool and the Chicago Board of Education have reached a $17.25 million settlement resolving a proposed class action accusing them of violating students' privacy by surreptitiously monitoring their communications, according to a motion filed in Illinois federal court.

  • February 24, 2026

    DJI Asks 9th Circ. To Strike Down FCC 'Covered List' Ruling

    Drone maker DJI has decided not to wait to find out whether the Federal Communications Commission will reconsider its decision to place many of its products on the "covered list" before appealing to the Ninth Circuit the ruling declaring its products suspect.

  • February 24, 2026

    Insurer Can't Cap Pizza Chain's Cyberattack Payout At $250K

    A cyber insurer can't rely on a ransomware endorsement to limit Cicis Pizza's claim for coverage of a cyber extortion event to $250,000, a Texas federal court has ruled, saying the policy's $3 million limits are still in play.

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