The $25 billion award far exceeds a $5 billion fine the Federal Trade Commission levied against Facebook in 2019.
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New Mexico Jury Finds Facebook Liable for Deceiving Users About Privacy Protections
A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform.
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Google Hit With $463 Million Fine for EU Location Data Rule Breach
Google has been fined 403 million euros ($463 million) for breaching the European Union’s strict privacy rules because it mishandled users’ location data.
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TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Children’s Privacy
TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly.
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Supreme Court Rules Constitutional Privacy Protections Apply to Cellphone Users’ Location History
The ruling was made in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant.
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Firefox Vulnerability Allows Tor User Fingerprinting
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-6770 and it has been patched with the release of Firefox 150 and Tor 15.0.10.
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BrowserGate: Claims of LinkedIn ‘Spying’ Clash With Security Research Findings
Claims that “Microsoft is running one of the largest corporate espionage operations in modern history” face scrutiny as researchers analyze LinkedIn’s browser extension probing
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Privacy Platform Cloaked Raises $375M to Expand Enterprise Reach
Cloaked plans to introduce AI agents designed to act on behalf of users to monitor, manage, and enforce privacy preferences and security postures.
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Researcher Discovers 4th WhatsApp View Once Bypass; Meta Won’t Patch
Meta does not plan on fixing the vulnerability because it involves the use of a modified client application.
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Reddit Hit With $20 Million UK Data Privacy Fine Over Child Safety Failings
Britain’s data privacy watchdog slapped online forum Reddit on Tuesday with a fine worth nearly $20 million for failures involving children’s personal information.
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