A Berlin regional court recently ruled that Facebook’s use of personal data was illegal because the social media platform did not adequately secure the informed consent of its users. A German consumer rights group, the Federal of German Consumer Organisations (vzvb) said that Facebook’s default settings and some of its terms of service were in
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VIZIO Pays $2.2 Million to FTC and New Jersey for Collecting Viewing Histories on 11 Million Smart TVs Without Users’ Consent; Order Suggests Viewing History is Sensitive Information
Today, Vizio, Inc., agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle charges by the FTC and the New Jersey Attorney General that it installed software on its Smart TGVS to collect viewing data on 11 million consumer televisions without the consumers’ knowledge or consent. The $2.2 million payment includes a $1.5 million payment to the FTC,…