Jonathan Stempel
Recent articles by Jonathan Stempel
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
Facebook ordered to turn over data privacy records
After data for 87m users accessed by Cambridge Analytica.
Jun 3 2019 12:57PM
Yahoo strikes US$117.5 million data breach settlement after earlier accord rejected
Largest data breach in history.
Apr 10 2019 6:32AM
US calls 'OneCoin' huge pyramid scheme, charges leaders
Authorities announce criminal charges.
Mar 11 2019 6:25AM
Netflix sued by Satanic Temple - for copyright abuse
Goat-headed deity sparks wrath of the lawyers
Nov 9 2018 10:35AM
Data breach victims can sue Yahoo in the US
Dismissal attempts rejected.
Mar 13 2018 6:48AM
Lawsuits start to pile up against Equifax over breach
More expected.
Sep 11 2017 6:46AM
Yahoo ordered to face litigation by data breach victims
Bid to quash lawsuit nixed.
Sep 4 2017 6:40AM
Apple fails to kill lawsuit claiming it 'broke' FaceTime
Judge says class actions can go ahead.
Aug 1 2017 6:44AM
Ashley Madison parent in $14.3m settlement over data breach
But denies wrongdoing.
Jul 17 2017 6:49AM
Intel, John McAfee settle lawsuit over use of his name
Founder can use name for non-security offerings.
Jul 6 2017 11:17AM
Facebook caught in Merck URL mixup
Hands admin rights to the wrong Merck.
Nov 29 2011 9:03AM
Google spurns Oracle $2.2bn Android damage claim
Java case stalls on figure.
Sep 23 2011 7:38AM
MP3tunes wins end to part of EMI copyright case
Entitled to safe harbor protection.
Aug 24 2011 6:56AM
