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By Anthony Spadafora, TECH RADAR August 14, 2020 https://www.techradar.com/news/zoom-sued-over-misleading-security-claims US advocacy group alleges Zoom’s end-to-end encryption claims were false advertising Earlier this…
Aug 14, 2020By the LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD August 14, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-08-14/editorial-an-insurance-fix-for-fire-prone-areas-that-only-an-insurance-company-could-love Homeowners in fire-prone areas of California have had it rough in…
Aug 14, 2020By Tara Seals, THREATPOST August 13, 2020 https://threatpost.com/zoom-legal-challenges-end-to-end-encryption/158341/ The video-conferencing specialist has yet to roll out full encryption, but it says it’s…
Aug 13, 2020By Jeremy B. White, Carla Marinucci, Graph Massara and Aaron Leathley, POLITICO PLAYBOOK August 13, 2020 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook/2020/08/13/eviction-crunch-time-kamala-debuts-as-biden-running-mate-uber-threatens-ca-halt-until-prop-22-top-100-drops-490061 FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Consumer…
Aug 13, 2020By Jon Swartz, MARKETWATCH August 13, 2020 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kamala-harris-is-a-friend-not-foe-of-big-tech-2020-08-12 An audible collective sigh of relief from Silicon Valley came shortly after Kamala Harris…
Aug 13, 2020By Matt Stevens, Thomas Kaplan and Stephanie Saul, THE NEW YORK TIMES August 12, 2020 Ms. Harris sometimes struggled to clearly define…
Aug 12, 2020By Don Jergler, INSURANCE JOURNAL August 11, 2020 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2020/08/11/578753.htm The stage has been set for a major battle over a California bill…
Aug 11, 2020Zoom falsely claimed to offer ‘end-to-end encryption’ to consumers, lawsuit says By Stephanie Pagones, FOX BUSINESS August 11, 2020 https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/zoom-false-privacy-claims-watchdog-lawsuit A Washington,…
Aug 11, 2020By Andrea Vittorio, BLOOMBERG LAW August 11, 2020 https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/zoom-sued-for-misleading-consumers-on-data-security-practices Zoom Video Communications Inc. allegedly misrepresented the level of security used to protect…
Aug 11, 2020By Allison Grande, LAW 360 August 11, 2020 https://www.law360.com/articles/1300333/zoom-deceived-users-about-privacy-protections-suit-claims Law360 (August 11, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT) — Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has…
Aug 11, 2020By Joseph Marks with Tonya Riley, WASHINGTON POST August 11, 2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/11/cybersecurity-202-zoom-sued-by-consumer-group-misrepresenting-its-encryption-protections/ A consumer advocacy group is suing Zoom and seeking millions of…
Aug 11, 2020By Phil Willon, LOS ANGELES TIMES August 10, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-10/newsom-coronavirus-economic-task-force SACRAMENTO — Faced with a pandemic that has put millions of Californians out of…
Aug 10, 2020By Kathleen Pender, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 8, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/networth/article/Homeowners-insurance-in-wildfire-areas-15468259.php Nearing the end of their legislative session and the beginning of wildfire…
Aug 8, 2020By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE August 8, 2020 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2020-08-08/consumer-group-calls-on-atkins-to-delay-homeowners-insurance-bill The public advocacy group that overhauled the California insurance industry more…
Aug 8, 2020By Kerry Klein, KVPR – CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO August 5, 2020 https://www.kvpr.org/post/deaths-mothers-infants-during-childbirth-prompt-calls-revoke-bakersfield-doctor-s-license Click here to listen to the audio of this…
Aug 5, 2020By Mathieu Pollet, EURONEWS August 4, 2020 https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/04/covid-19-pandemic-spells-uncertain-times-for-travel-insurers-and-consumers People planning to travel abroad to a destination on their country’s “green list” still…
Aug 4, 2020By John Wildermuth, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 2, 2020 https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/What-s-in-a-name-Everything-unhappy-15453086.php Campaigns in four of the 12 initiative measures in California’s November election…
Aug 2, 2020By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA July 31, 2020 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/consumer-advocate-blocks-auto-insurance-rate-hike-229455.aspx Consumer Watchdog has managed to block a plan to hike the rates…
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