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Data Privacy

Mar. 6, 2025

Huffington Post accused of privacy violations under Cold War-era law

Huffington Post faces a class action lawsuit alleging its trackers violate California privacy law by collecting user data without consent, spotlighting a growing trend of litigation using what some consider outdated statutes.

The trend of using a Cold War era law to litigate modern privacy disputes continues as a putative class action has been filed against online news publisher Huffington Post, claiming it uses trackers to collect user information for targeted advertising and data monetization without consent.

L. Timothy Fisher and Emily A. Horne, of Walnut Creek firm Bursor & Fisher PA, wrote in the complaint that the tracker "crosschecks the internet protocol (IP) addresses and device finge...

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