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Latest News in Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • September 03, 2025

    Judge Accepts DNA Evidence In Gilgo Beach Case

    A New York state court judge ruled Wednesday that DNA evidence allegedly linking accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to the bodies of women found dead on Long Island can be considered by a jury, marking the first time the scientific technique known as whole genome sequencing has passed such rigorous admissibility standards.

  • September 02, 2025

    Billions Or 'Bogus'? Google Privacy Case Goes To Calif. Jury

    Google should pay billions of dollars in compensatory damages for unlawfully collecting data from 98 million cellphone users, a lawyer for a class of consumers told a California federal jury during closing arguments Tuesday, while Google said it obtained consent and called the damages sought "bogus."

  • September 02, 2025

    Disney Inks $10M Deal With FTC Over Kids' Data Collection

    Disney has agreed to pay $10 million and overhaul how it labels child-directed videos on YouTube in order to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's claims that the entertainment giant unlawfully collected personal data from children under 13 without parental consent, the commission said Tuesday. 

  • September 02, 2025

    Wall Street Banks Beat Revived Bond-Rigging Antitrust Claims

    A New York federal judge tossed a recently revived proposed antitrust class action Tuesday accusing Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and other major financial institutions of conspiring to rig corporate bonds and boycott rival bond-trading platforms, finding the allegations are vague, conclusory and time-barred.

  • September 02, 2025

    Google Calls DOJ Ad Tech Expert 'Unqualified'

    Google asked a Virginia federal judge to block key U.S. Department of Justice evidence from the upcoming trial in which the government will seek the breakup of the company's advertising placement technology business, arguing its internal analysis on the feasibility of a breakup is protected.

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