Group 1 - A California jury found Meta in violation of state user privacy laws in a class-action suit related to the Flo app, which tracks menstrual health data [1][2] - Plaintiffs accused Meta and Flo of collecting private health data without user consent, violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act [2] - The lawsuit, filed in 2021, also included Google and ad analytics companies as defendants, with Google settling the case in July and Flo settling earlier this month [2] Group 2 - Lead trial attorneys stated that the verdict emphasizes the importance of protecting digital health data and holding Big Tech accountable for user privacy [3] - Meta disagreed with the verdict, asserting that it never eavesdropped on Flo users and is exploring legal options [4] - Flo raised $200 million in Series C funding last year, achieving a valuation of over $1 billion [6]

The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple builds a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the U.S. government. But one U.S. senator wants to know if other tech giants, like Google, have also received secret backdoor demands from the U.K. government, and Google has so far refused to say. Meta, which uses end-to-end encryption to protect user messages sent between WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, told Wy ...

Group 1 - Meta executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, have settled a lawsuit from shareholders seeking $8 billion for damages related to privacy violations during the Cambridge Analytica scandal [1] - The lawsuit alleged that executives intentionally violated a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreement by sharing user data without consent, leading to a $5 billion fine in 2019 for non-compliance with a 2012 agreement [2] - The trial was anticipated to include testimonies from notable figures such as Zuckerberg, former COO Sheryl Sandberg, and other prominent executives [3]