4 times smart TVs were accused of collecting user data without consent

Here's why major brands have repeatedly found themselves at the center of consent and privacy disputes around your smart TV ...
adexchanger

In-Person Data Collection Annoys Customers – And It’s Ineffective

I pity the fool that gets between me and my lunch – but that’s precisely what the server behind the counter did last time I was at my favorite burger joint. As I placed my order, he asked for my phone ...
CNBC

What internet data brokers have on you — and how you can start to get it back

The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...
Jurist

Consumers sue Amazon over alleged tracking of sensitive data

A class of consumers sued Amazon.com, Inc. on Wednesday, claiming the technology company secretly tracked and sold their sensitive data without their consent. Plaintiff Felix Kolotinsky brought the ...
Law

US Judge Rules Amazon's Data Collection Violated Consumer Protection Law in FTC Lawsuit

"No reasonable jury could find in favor of Amazon when provided with this evidence," U.S. District Judge John H. Chun of the Western District of Washington wrote in his decision granting summary ...
Retail Dive

Few consumers trust retailers to use their data responsibly, research finds

Just 1 in 5 U.S. consumers trust retailers to use their data responsibly, according to a Press Ganey Forsta survey of 2,000 people released Wednesday. However, more than two-thirds of U.S. consumers ...
qz

Texas is suing Netflix for allegedly spying on consumers and building an addictive platform

A lawsuit filed Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton targets Netflix $NFLX over what the state characterizes as years of unauthorized data collection, secret ...