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Thriveworks therapy-portal users can claim $50 to $2,000 over data-sharing, by September 3
People who used the Thriveworks online therapy portal during a specific period now have a narrow window to file claims worth $50 to $2,000 each,...
Allina Health will pay $12.5 million over web-tracking that shared patients’ portal activity, claims due September 8
Patients who used Allina Health’s online portal could receive a share of $12.5 million after the Minnesota-based health system agreed to settle claims that web-tracking...
Amazon will refund Prime members up to $51 in a $2.5 billion FTC settlement, with claims due July 27
Millions of current and former Amazon Prime subscribers can claim refunds of up to $51 each as part of a $2.5 billion settlement between the...
Streaming services can no longer make their ads louder than the show you are watching
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 576 on October 6, 2025, making California the first state to force streaming platforms to keep their ad volume in...
Wyze is recalling 321,000 Solar Cam Pan security cameras that can catch fire
If you own a Wyze Solar Cam Pan, stop using it. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of roughly 321,360 units of...
Google will pay $68 million over Google Assistant recordings, and owners of its phones and speakers can file by August 27
People who owned Google Pixel phones or Nest smart speakers between 2017 and 2023 now have a shrinking window to claim a share of a...
Federal regulators say the front wheel can detach on certain Ridstar e-bikes, so stop riding now
Owners of certain Ridstar electric bikes face an immediate safety threat: the front wheel can separate from the frame without warning, sending riders to the...
Calibrated Healthcare breach victims get $21 to $29 automatically, or up to $5,175 with proof, by July 9
People affected by the Calibrated Healthcare, LLC data breach face a July 9 deadline to act on a settlement that offers automatic payments between $21...
$46.75 million will go to people whose DNA data 23andMe exposed in a 2023 breach
Millions of people who handed their genetic information to 23andMe now stand to share $46.75 million after California’s attorney general filed suit over a 2023...
Owned a Google phone or used Google Assistant? You can still claim part of a $68 million privacy settlement by August 27
People who owned a Google Pixel or other Google-branded phone, or who used Google Assistant on any device, have until August 27 to file a...
$25 with no paperwork is what LastPass data-breach victims can claim, but only through July 2.
People who stored passwords or personal data with LastPass before the company’s 2022 breach can collect $25 from a proposed $24.5 million class settlement without...
California will stop streaming services from blasting ads louder than the show itself.
Streaming viewers in California who have scrambled for the remote every time a blaring ad interrupted their show just got a legislative fix. Governor Gavin...
321,000 Wyze solar security cameras are being recalled after six caught fire or exploded and burned their owners.
Six owners of Wyze solar security cameras suffered burns after their devices caught fire or exploded, prompting a federal recall of roughly 321,360 units sold...
A new Connecticut right-to-repair law makes electronics makers share the parts and manuals to fix your devices
Connecticut residents who own smartphones, laptops, and other electronics will soon have a legal right to the parts, tools, and repair manuals needed to fix...
Amazon Prime customers who were enrolled or struggled to cancel between 2019 and 2025 can claim part of a $2.5 billion FTC settlement by July 27
Millions of Amazon customers who were signed up for Prime memberships without clear consent, or who hit roadblocks trying to cancel, now have until July...
Google will pay up to $200 to parents whose children used its apps, with claims open until September 14
Parents of children under 13 who downloaded or used apps from Google Play may be eligible for payments of up to $200 each under a...
Redfin is accused in a new lawsuit of sharing home shoppers’ data with Meta and TikTok
A proposed class-action lawsuit targets Redfin Corporation for allegedly routing home shoppers’ browsing activity, including video views on property listings, to Meta and TikTok through...
A new lawsuit claims Best Buy secretly sold shoppers’ personal data to advertisers
A Virginia shopper has filed a lawsuit accusing Best Buy of quietly funneling customers’ personal purchase data to advertisers without the notice required under state...
Meta, Oracle and Block have eliminated 184,000 jobs this year, all citing AI
Block cut 4,000 jobs from a workforce of about 10,000 this year, with CEO Jack Dorsey telling shareholders that artificial intelligence had reshaped how the...
1,115 tech jobs are being cut every day this year, with most blamed on AI
Tech workers across the United States are losing jobs at a pace that has few recent parallels. An average of 1,115 technology positions have been...