Court filings allege Meta downplayed risks to children and misled the public
https://time.com/7336204/meta-lawsuit-files-child-safety/
#HackerNews #Meta #Misleading #Children #Risks #Child #Safety #Lawsuit #Social #Media
Alex Akselrod
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Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin family sues Tesla over crash that killed 5
"...According to the lawsuit, the car lacked safety features that could have prevented its batteries from catching fire and causing an explosion — or at least could have slowed down the process long enough to give the passengers time to escape.
Additionally, the lawsuit says the car’s design made it difficult for the passengers to get out after the crash. Normally, the doors to the car’s backseat can be opened using buttons on the handles that draw power from the vehicle’s low-voltage system. But, during a fire, that low-voltage system typically stops working, which means the car doors can only open if they’re manually released, the suit says..."
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-family-sues-tesla-over-crash-that-killed-5
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin family sues Tesla over crash that killed 5
"...According to the lawsuit, the car lacked safety features that could have prevented its batteries from catching fire and causing an explosion — or at least could have slowed down the process long enough to give the passengers time to escape.
Additionally, the lawsuit says the car’s design made it difficult for the passengers to get out after the crash. Normally, the doors to the car’s backseat can be opened using buttons on the handles that draw power from the vehicle’s low-voltage system. But, during a fire, that low-voltage system typically stops working, which means the car doors can only open if they’re manually released, the suit says..."
https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-family-sues-tesla-over-crash-that-killed-5
10M people watched a YouTuber shim a lock; the lock company sued him – bad idea
#HackerNews #YouTuberLockShim #Lawsuit #Controversy #ViralVideo #TechPolicy
Alex Akselrod
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LA Times: California
He was body-slammed by immigration agents. Now a car wash owner has filed a $50-million claim against DHS
"...The 79-year-old car wash owner claims federal agents used excessive force and repeatedly ignored his pleas for medical treatment, violating his civil and constitutional rights....“In the process, the agents severely caused injuries to Mr. Shouhed, including but not limited to multiple busted ribs causing severe chest-wall trauma with extensive rib contusions (pain with respiration), and bilateral elbow injuries characterized by deep contusions and hematomas with marked swelling and reduced range of motion,” the claim read in part....He said the agents repeatedly ignored Shouhed’s request for medical attention as he was having trouble breathing. Shouhed had recently undergone heart surgery, in which three stents had been installed, "
LA Times: California
He was body-slammed by immigration agents. Now a car wash owner has filed a $50-million claim against DHS
"...The 79-year-old car wash owner claims federal agents used excessive force and repeatedly ignored his pleas for medical treatment, violating his civil and constitutional rights....“In the process, the agents severely caused injuries to Mr. Shouhed, including but not limited to multiple busted ribs causing severe chest-wall trauma with extensive rib contusions (pain with respiration), and bilateral elbow injuries characterized by deep contusions and hematomas with marked swelling and reduced range of motion,” the claim read in part....He said the agents repeatedly ignored Shouhed’s request for medical attention as he was having trouble breathing. Shouhed had recently undergone heart surgery, in which three stents had been installed, "
Yogthos
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New Uvalde Records Reveal Details About School Safety Concerns and Shooter’s Behavioral Issues
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The release is part of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that news organizations brought against state and local governments. The fight continues to get the Texas Department of Public Safety to release its own records.
#News#Texas #Uvalde#SchoolShooting#School #Education#Safety#Students#Lawsuit
In a historic win for data protection and privacy, the High Court of Ireland has this afternoon granted ICCL permission to take Ireland’s first ever class action. The lawsuit targets Microsoft’s vast online advertising business.
The litigation is anticipated to affect Microsoft’s operations across Europe, because Ireland is the venue of Microsoft’s EU headquarters.
Dr Johnny Ryan, Director of ICCL’s Enforce unit, is leading the case. Speaking after the hearing, he said:
“The significance of today's decision extends beyond just Microsoft. Ireland is also the HQ venue for Google, Meta, TikTok, X and Apple. Today, nine years and one day after the GDPR was first introduced, we are finally opening up a way to enforce it against big tech on behalf of everyone. Regrettably, the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has paralysed enforcement of EU data law. But that need no longer be the case.”
The litigation follows research by ICCL Enforce that uncovered how people’s intimate relationships, finances, and other secrets, are broadcast by Microsoft into the Real-Time Bidding (RTB) advertising system. Microsoft’s RTB system operates behind the scenes on websites and apps to match advertising to specific people.
ICCL argues this system is exposing users to malicious profiling and discrimination. It also argues that the system is undermining European security.
ICCL is taking the legal action on behalf of all affected people in Ireland under the new EU Collective Redress Directive. The organisation hopes to force Microsoft to bring its systems into compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Posing as a data buyer, ICCL Enforce obtained thousands of RTB data “segments” about Irish people. These include information such as whether a person gambles, their finances and debt, and even such sensitive information as whether the person works in a sensitive national security role.
https://www.iccl.ie/digital-data/iccl-secures-permission-to-take-irelands-first-ever-class-action/
#ICCL #privacy #adtech #peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #BigTech #microsoft #classAction #lawsuit #Ireland #EU #RTB #GDPR