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Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine for multiple violations of the league’s personal conduct policy in what amounts to one of the most significant penalties in NFL history, sources have confirmed to Yahoo Sports. The Cleveland Browns quarterback and the NFL have settled his disciplinary case prior to a final ruling by arbitrator Peter C. Harvey, following an agreement between the two sides on Thursday. The fine is the steepest ever levied against an NFL… Source link

Every time I think of the Deshaun Watson situation, I think of the numbers. They’re astounding. They tell the story. On Friday, a new number was added to the Watson story, and once again it’s sickening. And at least two new questions are begging to be asked. The number: Thirty. On Friday, attorney Tony Buzbee announced that the Houston Texans had reached settlements with 30 women who had or had planned on filing lawsuits against the team, alleging that it turned a blind eye to Watson’s behavior… Source link

Alphabet’s Google Inc. will pay $90 million to settle with app developers who argued Google used agreements with smartphone makers to shut them out of various revenue streams. Why it matters: The settlement, announced yesterday, marks a victory for app makers accusing Google and Apple of app store dominance, arguing their platforms are anticompetitive. In 2021, developers got a $100 million settlement from Apple for similar claims. Epic Games also took Apple to court accusing it of App Store… Source link

The proposed settlement is designed to address app developers’ years-long allegations that Google (GOOGL (GOOGL)) imposes onerous and anticompetitive restrictions on app makers as a condition of hosting their apps on its Google Play Store. “A vast majority of U.S. developers who earned revenue through Google Play will be eligible to receive money from this fund, if they choose,” Google said in a blog post announcing the agreement, which is open to app-makers who earned $2 million or less… Source link

Google has agreed to pay $100 million to Illinois residents to settle a class-action lawsuit over one of its facial recognition features in Google Photos (via Gizmodo). The complaint alleges Google’s face grouping tool, which automatically identifies your face in photos and videos uploaded to Photos, violates Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Introduced in 2008, the BIPA bars companies from collecting and storing any sort of biometric data, including a “retina or… Source link

Illinois residents could soon receive a check as part of a new settlement in a class action lawsuit against Google, but how much could you see and when? The lawsuit, which mirrors one recently settled with Facebook that resulted in many residents receiving checks worth nearly $400 last month, claimed the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by “collecting and storing biometric data of individuals who, while residing in Illinois, appeared in a… Source link

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Illinois residents are eligible to receive part of a $100 million class-action settlement after Google was accused of violating privacy laws in the state. The tech giant was accused of violating the Biometric Information Privacy Act regarding its use of a face regrouping tool in the Google Photos app. Google used the tool to sort faces it spots in photographs by similarity. However, according to the suit, the company did not receive consent from millions of users before… Source link

Eligible Illinois residents can now file a claim in a class action settlement following a lawsuit that was filed against Google alleging privacy violations by the company under state law. The lawsuit, which mirrors one recently settled with Facebook that resulted in many residents receiving checks last month, claimed the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by “collecting and storing biometric data of individuals who, while residing in Illinois,… Source link

Illinois residents could soon receive a check as part of a new settlement in a class action lawsuit against Google, claiming the company violated a state privacy law. The lawsuit, which mirrors one recently settled with Facebook that resulted in many residents receiving checks last month, claimed the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by “collecting and storing biometric data of individuals who, while residing in Illinois, appeared in a… Source link

Elon Musk and Gwynne Shotwell.Angela Weiss, Amanda Edwards via Getty Images SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell defended Elon Musk following sexual misconduct claims. The top female executive said she didn’t believe the allegations against Musk, which Insider first reported. In a companywide email obtained by CNBC, Shotwell said she would “never” comment on legal matters. SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell defended founder Elon Musk in an employee email last week following Insider’s… Source link