#ClassAction

[trichternet]

Discord wants to mine your data and have you passively waive your rights to class action lawsuit

Email Discord at arbitration-opt-out@discord.com to opt out.

[tech-sphere]

LinkedIn Lawsuit Over AI Training Data Dismissed

A proposed class action lawsuit accusing LinkedIn of violating the privacy of millions of Premium customers by disclosing their private messages to train generative artificial intelligence models has been dismissed. The plaintiff, Alessandro De La Torre, filed a notice of dismissal without prejudice in the federal court of San Jose, California, nine days after initiating the lawsuit. This action followed LinkedIn's assertion that the lawsuit lacked merit.

Allegations and LinkedIn's Response

De La Torre alleged that LinkedIn breached its commitment to use customers' personal data solely to enhance its services by sharing private messages with third parties involved in AI development. He pointed to an unauthorized disclosure revealed when LinkedIn updated its privacy policy in September, noting that a new account setting to prevent data sharing would not affect prior AI training.

In response, LinkedIn's legal team, led by Vice President Sarah Wight, emphasized that the company had never shared private member messages with third parties for AI training purposes. This stance was reiterated in a public LinkedIn post, aiming to reassure users about the company's data handling practices.

Implications and Future Considerations

The dismissal of this lawsuit highlights the ongoing challenges and scrutiny tech companies face regarding data privacy and the use of personal information in AI model training. While this particular case has been resolved, it underscores the need for clear communication and robust data protection measures to maintain user trust and comply with evolving privacy regulations.

As AI technologies continue to advance, companies like LinkedIn must navigate the complex landscape of data usage, ensuring transparency and adherence to privacy commitments to prevent future legal challenges.

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[scacciavillani]

Le frustrazioni di una grossa fetta dell'elettorato derivano dalla marcata accentuazione di un autoritarismo strisciante nei paesi occidentali che erode i diritti individuali e favorisce gli abusi di potere commessi da istituzioni pubbliche e imprese private. E' urgente attribuire agli individui strumenti efficaci, rapidi e gratuiti per tutelare i propri interessi e tagliare le unghie a chi gode di posizioni dominanti, burocrati, monopoli, banche, assicurazioni, servizi pubblici eccetera.

[aktel-innovate]

n a landmark resolution, Apple has begun distributing payments to eligible MacBook owners as part of a $50 million settlement stemming from issues with the butterfly keyboard design. This settlement, which was finalized in May 2023, addresses claims from 2015-2019 MacBook users who faced persistent problems with their butterfly keyboards

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“Some Walmart shoppers nationwide could soon get money back from the retailer, as part of a $45 million settlement it's paying to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging deceptive business practices.

Customers who purchased certain "weighted goods" — including meat, poultry, pork and seafood products — and bagged citrus in person at Walmart locations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico between Oct. 19, 2018 and Jan. 19, 2024 may be eligible for cash payments, according to the settlement administrator's website.” Rachel Treisman

[jjbizconsult]

Google’s Deception: Incognito Mode Fails to Protect Your Privacy

[sublimeobservationarcade]

Robodebt

A phalanx of politicians announced the completion of the Robodebt Royal Commission and that the federal government would be accepting all its 50 something findings. This disgusting policy initiative by the previous Coalition government went after 500, 000 Australians accusing them of fraudulently taking social security money and owing the government thousands of dollars. Robodebt was wrong and illegal from its very start but the LNP ministers went on an ideological crusade to make half a million Aussies criminals and welfare cheats. This appealed to the downward envy of Australians groomed by Coalition political strategists. Tony Abbott masterminded Robodebt, Scott Morrison carried it out with gusto, Alan Tudge was complicit in it, and Stuart Robert got his hands dirty too.

Mothers lost sons!

Coalition Robocops & Robodebt

These LNP politicians bragged in the media that they were Robocops going after Australians rorting the system. It was a crusade to raise money and just as importantly to identify villains that working Australians could righteously despise. The overarching message was that folks on social welfare were second class citizens and many of them were criminals to boot. The whole thing blew up in their face eventually but not before some vulnerable Australians killed themselves in despair. A settled class action by those wrongly accused has cost the Australian tax payers $1.8 billion and counting.

Who Is Going To Pay For The Robodebt Crime? The journalists asking questions of the phalanx of ALP government ministers announcing the Robodebt findings wanted to know who is being charged over this debacle. Talk of public service disciplinary reviews was not quite what they had in mind. The investigative journalists who had followed the inquiry over many months and listened to the repeated failures of oversight and the illegality of the scheme wanted to know who would be held to account. If this Royal Commission was more than political window dressing heads would have to roll. Australians are getting sick of these high falutin inquiries resulting in nix, nothing, and zilch, when it comes to individuals being prosecuted. If lives were lost and billions of dollars wasted who is going to pay for it?

Centrelink Might Answer The Phone Yes, the Albanese government are going to add 3 000 Centrelink workers so that someone will answer the phone within a couple of hours instead of the current 4 hours, if you are lucky. This state of affairs has been in place for more than a decade, including during the Rudd and Gillard governments. Tough love has been the unspoken policy for social welfare in Australia for a long time. The economics drive the bus. The message goes out to the electorate that welfare is bad and the people on it are second class. This was one of the reasons why it was so easy for Abbott, Morrison, Payne and Co to introduce and run Robodebt. Making out that many Aussies were welfare cheats was just an extension of the messaging governments had been making for many years.

RBA Full Employment Means 500, 000 Aussies Out Of Work The Reserve Bank of Australia predicate their idea of full employment for the economy on a 4.5% unemployment rate. That is 500, 000 Australians without gainful employment. This setting is their idea of what drives the bus for low inflation and economic growth. Michelle Bullock, the new boss, has emphasised this repeatedly of late. Therefore, these folks are necessary economic scapegoats for the Australian economy to flourish. At the same time government policy has been to beat up on these people by paying them below the poverty line welfare. Plus, to infer to the media that they are dole bludgers taking the rest of us for a ride. Downward envy is an Olympic sport in Australia.

Show Us Some Blood, Cry The Media So, you can understand the media’s scepticism when it comes to grandiose statements about the Robodebt Royal Commission. Show us some real blood, some real consequences, the media pack cried out. Kathryn Campbell, the senior public servant in charge, has been suspended, but what else? Politicians don’t like to see their political opponents actually get the chop, because of an attitude of ‘there but for the grace of god go I.’ It is all play acting to a large extent. It is only the little people, like you and I, who actually suffer and literally go under. These talking heads are just that. They pander for the cameras and make speeches. It is all about political mileage. Robodebt was a crime against humanity. And we the people want to see someone go down for it. Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of Money Matters: Navigating Credit, Debt, and Financial Freedom.  ©WordsForWeb Read the full article

[stricklandvintagewatches]

Happy 94th birthday to the handsome, talented and honorable Mr. Clint Eastwood!

[oeldeservesthenorris]

While I am not a Boston Bruins fan I would like to take a moment to express my admiration and appreciation for Mr. Bergeron's career and the fact that he dressed up like Elmo for a Halloween zoom call with kids at a children's hospital.

Cheers, sir. We salute you.

[militantinremission]

Gotta give Beyonce kudos 4 taking care of Family in the Maryland/ DC Metro Area. A Rain Delay pushed back her Show Time @ FEDEX Field past the End of Public Transit Service. While other Entertainers spend $100K on gaudy jewelry, Beyonce spent $100K to keep ALL 90+ TRAIN STATIONS OPEN. This gesture is why the 'BeyHive' remains loyal. When We talk about Black 'Kings' & 'Queens', it's not in the European perspective, but rather in the sense of a Role Model presenting a Standard of Behavior 4 others 2 follow.

I have my critique of Beyonce, but I also give Credit when it's due. It's pretty clear that she takes her role as 'Queen Bee' seriously. Her concern 4 the welfare of her fans is obvious; I also find it refreshing. I hope that other Entertainers follow her example, but imagine if All of Us showed a basic concern 4 Our neighbors?

-Well done Bey!

[sportstrendnews]

Josh Hart's got style! 😎 Tried on a young fan's shades courtside. Class act! #JoshHart #NBA #FanLove #ClassAct Watch Video

[thevirtualupdate]

⚖️ Apple Faces $1.8 Billion Lawsuit in the UK ⚖️

The tech giant is battling a major class-action lawsuit over its App Store practices, marking the first of its kind in the UK against tech giants. Will this set a precedent for the industry? 🌍

Get the full scoop on the case, its implications for Apple, and what it could mean for developers and consumers worldwide.

👉 Read the article: https://thevirtualupdate.com/apple-fights-1-8-billion-app-store-lawsuit-in-first-of-uk-class-actions-against-tech-giants/

[justbeingme4177]

Class Act 👩🏿‍🏫 🏛 🎬

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[tomorrowedblog]

Class Act premieres today

Class Act, the new TV series from Tristan Séguéla and Olivier Demangel, is out today.

A relentlessly ambitious working-class man becomes one of France’s most controversial public figures in this fictionalized biopic about Bernard Tapie.