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July 01, 2016
Top Privacy Cases of 2016: Midyear Report
The U.S. Supreme Court made a big splash this year establishing a murky threshold for standing that has already been widely cited by both sides of the bar, while consumers snagged significant victories in disputes over their ability to sustain putative class actions over a data breach at P.F. Chang's and Facebook's facial recognition technology. Here, Law360 takes a look back at some of the most significant privacy decisions from an active and memorable start to the year.
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June 09, 2016
1st Circ. Won't Rehear Gannett's USA Today Privacy Appeal
The First Circuit decided Tuesday not to grant an en banc rehearing of Gannett's challenge to a USA Today smartphone app user's putative class action alleging Gannett, the paper's parent, illegally collected his browsing data to sell to advertisers.
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May 18, 2016
Media, Tech Groups Push 1st Circ. To Rehear VPPA Suit
A coalition of media companies and technology groups on Tuesday threw their support behind Gannett Co. as it battles the First Circuit's revival of a USA Today app user's proposed privacy class action, saying the distribution of online video content is threatened by the panel's decision.
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May 16, 2016
Gannett Asks 1st Circ. To Rethink USA Today Privacy Ruling
Gannett on Friday urged the First Circuit to reconsider its revival of a USA Today smartphone app user's putative class action alleging Gannett, the paper's parent, illegally collected his browsing data to sell to advertisers, arguing the panel wrongly interpreted a federal privacy law.
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May 03, 2016
App Users Get Privacy Lifeline In 1st Circ. VPPA Ruling
The First Circuit has bucked trend with its sister circuits in backing a USA Today app user's bid to hold the paper's parent Gannett liable for violating the Video Privacy Protection Act, a ruling that boosts what had been fading prospects for plaintiffs attempting to use the decades-old statute to ensnare digital streaming services.
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April 29, 2016
1st Circ. Revives USA Today App User's Privacy Class Action
The First Circuit on Friday revived a USA Today smartphone app user's putative class action alleging the paper's parent Gannett illegally collected his browsing data to sell to advertisers, ruling the app user, unlike a website user, is a "subscriber" protected by federal privacy law.