Jonathan Stempel
Recent articles by Jonathan Stempel
Judge narrows Zoom lawsuit over user privacy, 'Zoombombing'
By dismissing large parts of it.
Mar 15 2021 6:49AM
Twitter's security fell short before hack targeting celebrities
Should lose its ability to self-regulate, report recommends.
Oct 15 2020 6:48AM
Judge narrows Tesla lawsuit against former employee
Accused of hacking computers and leaking proprietary data.
Sep 20 2020 8:52AM
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Apple must face US shareholder lawsuit over CEO's iPhone, China comments
Led to tens of billions of dollars in shareholder losses.
Jun 4 2020 6:14AM
Google faces US$5 billion lawsuit for tracking 'private' internet use
Through browsers set in "private" mode.
Jun 3 2020 12:48PM
Apple to pay up to US$500m to settle US lawsuit over slow iPhones
After accusations of it quietly slowing down older iPhones as it launched new models.
Mar 3 2020 6:30AM
Facebook must disclose app records for Massachusetts probe, judge rules
Claims thousands of apps may have misused customer data.
Jan 20 2020 12:51PM
Apple fails to end MacBook 'butterfly' keyboard class action
Must face claims its troubleshooting program did not provide an "effective fix".
Dec 3 2019 1:44PM
US citizen living in Singapore charged with helping North Korea evade sanctions
Digital currency specialist arrested over alleged cryptocurrency and blockchain assistance.
Dec 2 2019 6:49AM
Facebook must face data breach class action on security, but not damages: US judge
But can seek better security at the social media company after a series of privacy lapses.
Nov 28 2019 7:02AM
Judge dismisses Uber lawsuit opposing New York City vehicle license caps
First such cap by a major American city.
Nov 4 2019 12:43PM
Facebook sued for age, gender bias in financial services ads
Against older and female users.
Nov 4 2019 6:32AM
Google urges confidentiality protections in Texas-led antitrust probe
Targets consultants and critics aiding investigators.
Nov 1 2019 12:11PM
Uber sued over resistance to California 'gig' employment law
Despite law not yet being enacted.
Sep 13 2019 12:52PM
US judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed
Calls company's views on privacy "so wrong."
Sep 10 2019 12:40PM
Microsoft's LinkedIn loses appeal over scraping of user profiles
New precedent for access to publicly visible information.
Sep 10 2019 6:45AM
Facebook loses facial recognition appeal, must face privacy class action
Lawsuit claims it illegally collected and stored biometric data on millions without consent.
Aug 9 2019 6:32AM
College student who sought Trump tax returns in cyber 'prank' to plead guilty
Tried to obtain tax returns through a computer lab.
Aug 7 2019 6:40AM
US appeals court voids Google 'cookie' privacy settlement that paid users nothing
Class-action settlement meant to resolve privacy invasion claims struck down.
Aug 7 2019 6:40AM
Man can sue over arrest for parody Facebook page mocking police: US court
Decision on Ohio man acquitted in 2016 of felony after creating a parody.
Jul 30 2019 6:59AM
