Allison Grande

The Federal Trade Commission has become the latest enforcer to take action against technology provider Illuminate Education Inc. over a data breach that exposed millions of students' personal information, announcing a deal Monday that requires the company to delete unnecessary data and undertake other security enhancements. 

Cooley LLP partner Tiana Demas helped Google-owned YouTube stave off a proposed class action over its content moderation practices and steered Marsh McLennan and Ethos Technologies through high-stakes legal challenges following data breaches, earning her a place among the 2025 Law360 Cybersecurity & Privacy MVPs.

A California federal judge has thrown out a proposed class action accusing home improvement retailer Lowe's of illegally sharing website visitors' personal data with TikTok and Microsoft, finding that while the plaintiffs had adequately laid out their wiretap claim, they failed to allege the type of concrete injury necessary to sustain their suit.

A New York federal judge Thursday tossed a putative class action accusing the owner of HGTV of illegally sharing information about website visitors' video-watching activities with Facebook, finding that the plaintiff had failed to adequately allege that the media company disclosed the type of data protected by federal video privacy law.

The top Democrat on a House committee that weighs potential dangers posed by the Chinese Communist Party is urging the U.S. Department of Education to issue "clear guidance" to schools and parents about the data security and privacy risks around artificial intelligence-enabled toys made by Chinese companies, which are increasingly finding their way into classrooms. 

A California federal judge Thursday rejected a bid by women's fashion brand Maggy London to arbitrate a proposed class action accusing it of advertising "phantom" price discounts on products sold on its website, finding that merely providing a link to the arbitration terms during the checkout process wasn't enough to form a binding agreement. 

A California federal judge Thursday rejected a bid by women's fashion brand Maggy London to arbitrate a proposed class action accusing it of advertising "phantom" price discounts on products sold on its website, finding that merely providing a link to the arbitration terms during the checkout process wasn't enough to form a binding agreement. 

A quartet of California-headquartered consumer law firms were behind nearly three-quarters of the website tracking and data privacy claims that both large and small businesses have reported to cyber insurer Coalition Inc. in recent years, according to a new report released Wednesday. 

A quartet of California-headquartered consumer law firms were behind nearly three-quarters of the website tracking and data privacy claims that both large and small businesses have reported to cyber insurer Coalition Inc. in recent years, according to a new report released Wednesday. 

A New York federal judge has allowed two former HBO Max subscribers to arbitrate in the forum of their choice claims that the streaming service illegally shared their identity and video-viewing habits with Meta Platforms Inc., while ordering three other plaintiffs to resolve their disputes in the arbitration venue selected by the media company.