Between September 2022 and January 2023, Google has settled a series of sweeping privacy lawsuits, resulting in nearly $600 million in historic settlement payouts to states and affected users. So what happened with each lawsuit, and what can you expect if Google violated your privacy? Google’s Ilinois settlement: $100M On September 28th, a Cook County, Illinois judge approved a final $100M settlement in a lawsuit (opens in new tab) alleging Google’s face grouping tool, which sorts faces on… Source link
Read More »Mets release Robinson Cano, who’s owed nearly $45M
Robinson Cano’s stint with the New York Mets is officially over. Eight days after designating him for assignment, the Mets released Cano on Sunday. No team was willing to take on the remainder of his contract via waivers, making the 39-year-old second baseman a free agent. Cano has nearly two years remaining on a 10-year, $240 million deal he signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2014. Per the Seattle Times, the Mariners still owe him $7.5 million on the deal while the Mets are on the hook for… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Infringed Web Links Patent, $15 Million Owed: Jury (1)
Droplets Inc. is owed $15 million because Yahoo! Inc.’s Search Suggest feature infringes one of the company’s patents, a California federal jury found. Search Suggest offers suggestions when people type words into the Yahoo search bar. The jury decided Tuesday other Yahoo products, including Yahoo’s Search History feature, Yahoo Mail, and Yahoo Maps didn’t infringe Droplet’s U.S. Patent No. 6,687,745, covering a system for delivering interactive links. Courtland Reichman of Reichman… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Infringed Web Links Patent Suit, $15 Million Owed: Jury
Droplets Inc. is owed $15 million because Yahoo! Inc.’s Search Suggest feature infringes one of the company’s patents, a California federal jury found. Search Suggest offers suggestions when people type words into the Yahoo search bar. The jury decided Tuesday other Yahoo products, including Yahoo’s Search History feature, Yahoo Mail, and Yahoo Maps didn’t infringe Droplet’s U.S. Patent No. 6,687,745, covering a system for delivering interactive links. Texas-based Droplets filed the… Source link
Read More »Google files a counterclaim in Epic Games lawsuit, saying it’s owed financial relief – TechCrunch
As the Apple v. Epic Games lawsuit goes under appeal, Google on Monday afternoon filed an answer and counterclaim in the Epic Games’ antitrust litigation against the company. The tech giant and Android maker denies Epic’s allegations of antitrust behavior and instead says that it’s owed relief, as Epic Games breached the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement (DDA) by allowing Fortnite players who download the app through Google Play to use Epic’s own payment processing… Source link
Read More »Thousands with student loan debt are owed refunds — see if you qualify
Thousands with student loan debt are owed refunds — see if you qualify The very first COVID-19 relief bill, signed into law in March of last year, barred student loan companies from garnishing the wages of borrowers in default. But thousands still had some of their pay seized in spite of the moratorium, because of the government’s slow uptake in those early days of the pandemic. Well over a year later, nearly 11,000 of those borrowers are still owed refunds, according to information obtained… Source link
Read More »‘Sharp, rapid increase’ in evictions as moratorium ends, landlords owed billions
Facing a staggering amount of back rent, hundreds of thousands of individuals and families may be put out of their homes this year as the eviction moratorium comes to an end, according to research from Goldman Sachs. Following the Supreme Court’s decision last week to strike down the pandemic-era policy that kept renters in their homes despite being unable to pay, economists at the investment bank said on Monday that about 750,000 US households will ultimately be evicted later this year,… Source link
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