CyberVeille.chJan 30
📢 Google paie 68 millions de dollars pour clore une action collective sur l’espionnage présumé de Google Assistant
📝 Selon TechCrunch (rubriqu...
📖 cyberveille : https://cyberveille.ch/posts/2026-01-29-google-paie-68-millions-de-dollars-pour-clore-une-action-collective-sur-lespionnage-presume-de-google-assistant/
🌐 source : https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/google-pays-68-million-to-settle-claims-its-voice-assistant-spied-on-users/
#Google_Assistant #class_action #Cyberveille
Google paie 68 millions de dollars pour clore une action collective sur l’espionnage présumé de Google Assistant

Selon TechCrunch (rubrique In Brief, 26 janvier 2026), Google a accepté de verser 68 millions de dollars pour régler une action collective l’accusant d’interception et enregistrement non autorisés de communications via Google Assistant, sans reconnaître de faute. Les plaignants soutenaient que des « faux déclenchements » (false accepts) amenaient l’assistant à s’activer sans mot d’activation, capturant des communications confidentielles qui auraient été transmises à des tiers pour des publicités ciblées et d’« autres usages ». 🎤

CyberVeille
 Hacker NewsAug 9, 2025
Stanford to continue legacy admissions and withdraw from Cal Grants
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/08/08/stanford-to-continue-legacy-admissions-and-withdraw-from-cal-grants/
#ycombinator #Stanford_University #Legacy_preferences_in_admissions #Class_Action #Race_conscious_admissions #Education_Reform_Now #Legacy_admission_bans #Gavin_Newsom #Cal_Grant_program #Department_of_Education
Stanford To Continue Legacy Admissions And Withdraw From Cal Grants

Stanford University is withdrawing from a state financial aid program, as it decides to continue considering the legacy status of applicants for fall 2026 admissions.

Forbes
RedPacket SecurityJan 10, 2025

EU Commission's Breach of Data Protection Rules: Landmark Ruling Impacts Privacy Laws - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/eu-commission-liable-for-breaching-eu-s-own-data-protection-rules/

#threatintel #class_action #data_protection #EU

EU Commission's Breach of Data Protection Rules: Landmark Ruling Impacts Privacy Laws - RedPacket Security

The EU Commission has been found liable for breaching the EU’s own data protection rules in a landmark ruling that could open the door to class action

RedPacket Security
 Hacker NewsOct 22, 2024
The Tragedy of Google Books (2017)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/the-tragedy-of-google-books/523320/
#ycombinator #Google #books #out_of_print_books #class_action #Google_Books #settlement #Authors_Guild #class_action_settlement #Google_Books_Search #Google_Books_database #Google_Books_litigation #Google_Book_Search
Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria

“Somewhere at Google there is a database containing 25 million books and nobody is allowed to read them.”

The Atlantic
Show threadEcology & Evolution of HealthMay 8, 2023

A recently settled #class_action ('Dickens et al. v. #Thinx Inc. Settlement') alerted on potentially harmful #PFAs and #silver particles in some brands of menstrual #underwears.

This team will try to focus on this in the near future.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/19/thinx-underwear-menstruation-period-pfas

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Thinx period underwear was supposed to be ‘non-toxic’. Now customers feel betrayed

The company has settled a lawsuit over ‘forever chemicals’, raising the question: why is it so hard to find quality menstrual products?

The Guardian
ETEFeb 3, 2023

Les #culottes menstruelles sont elles aussi de plus en plus utilisées.

Une #class_action a récemment alerté sur la présence de #PFAs et de #particules d'argent potentiellement dangereuses dans certaines marques.

Nous tentons de trouver des financements pour continuer nos études sur ce sujet (mais en France c'est compliqué).

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/19/thinx-underwear-menstruation-period-pfas

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Thinx period underwear was supposed to be ‘non-toxic’. Now customers feel betrayed

The company has settled a lawsuit over ‘forever chemicals’, raising the question: why is it so hard to find quality menstrual products?

The Guardian
Show threadEcology & Evolution of HealthJan 25, 2023

Besides #menstrual_cups, #menstrual #underwear are increasingly used.

A recently settled #class_action ('Dickens et al. v. #Thinx Inc. Settlement') alerted on the presence of potentially harmful #PFAs and #silver particles in some brands of menstrual underwear.

This is why we try to find support to work on this topic!

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/19/thinx-underwear-menstruation-period-pfas

7/N

Thinx period underwear was supposed to be ‘non-toxic’. Now customers feel betrayed

The company has settled a lawsuit over ‘forever chemicals’, raising the question: why is it so hard to find quality menstrual products?

The Guardian