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Google, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp Face GDPR Related Lawsuits

May 30, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

The ink was barely dry on the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when a European privacy advocate sued Google, Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram and Whatsapp, claiming they violated the regulation by using “forced consent” practices to obtain consumer data.

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Radio Shack Agrees To Destroy Most of Customer Data

June 12, 2015 | MCM Staff

RadioShack has reached a deal with 38 state attorneys general in which it agreed to destroy most of the data on 117 million customers it was looking to sell to pay off creditors.

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RadioShack Case Points Out Need for a Consumer Data “Nature Conservancy”

May 20, 2015 | Suni Munshani

The RadioShack case highlights the need to create a “Nature Conservancy” of sorts to protect consumer data when a bankrupt company’s assets are sold.