May 2023 News Roundup

Welcome to our monthly data privacy news roundup. Our goal is to provide you with essential updates and insights into the constantly evolving world of data privacy.

Each month, we curate a list of the most significant news stories that affect your data rights and present them in a concise and easy-to-read format. In this month's edition, we will cover the most significant news on data privacy and its implications for you.

Let's jump right into what's been happening in May 2023.

In January 2022, DDP reported on how to submit a claim to the ZOOM Data Privacy Settlement (How to Submit a Claim to ZOOM's $85M Data Privacy Class Action Settlement).

Now, for those of you who submitted a claim, the Settlement Administrator (EpiqPay) is distributing the settlement payments. If you submitted a claim, then you may want to search your email or spam inbox for “EpiqPay” to make sure you fill out the payment method and receive your data dividend.

How to Submit a Claim to ZOOM’s $85M Data Privacy Class Action Settlement

We previously reported that October 2021 saw $235 million in data privacy settlements. Now, DDP urges you to claim your fair share. Below are step-by-step instructions on how to claim your $15 (if you were a free ZOOM user) or your $25 (if you were a paid ZOOM subscriber) from

Data Dividend ProjectTeam DDP

Is Zoom Settlement Email Mentioning EpiqPay a Scam or Legit?

Is Zoom Settlement Email Mentioning EpiqPay a Scam or Legit?

The email message contained this name and number for the case: “Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Privacy Litigation, Case No. 3:20-cv-02155-LB.”

Snopes.comJordan Liles

Amazon to Pay $30M for Ring and Alexa Privacy Violations: Tips for Protecting Your Smart Home Data

Amazon to Pay $30M for Ring and Alexa Privacy Violations: Tips for Protecting Your Smart Home Data

As Amazon settles over alleged privacy violations, here’s how you can help keep your personal data safe.

CNETSee full bio

Amazon to pay $25 million after settling privacy lawsuits

Amazon to pay $25 million after settling privacy lawsuits

Regulators said employees got unfettered access to personal videos captured by Ring cameras.

CBS ChicagoCBS Chicago Team

Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy

Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy | CNN Business

Meta has been fined a record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) by European Union regulators for violating EU privacy laws by transferring the personal data of Facebook users to servers in the United States.

CNNHanna Ziady

FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids’ data

FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids’ data

According to the FTC, an independent assessor found “several gaps and weaknesses in Facebook’s privacy program” that posed “substantial risks to the public.”

CNBCLauren Feiner

Montana becomes the first state to ban TikTok

Montana becomes the first state to ban TikTok

Gov. Greg Gianforte banned the app on state government electronic devices last December, and has said he is concerned about people’s user data being compromised by the Chinese government.

NPRAyana Archie

Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement

Facebook users can apply for their portion of a $725 million lawsuit settlement

The settlement stems from a lawsuit alleging Facebook developers sold user data to Cambridge Analytica, a former political consulting firm, to target people in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

NPRAyana Archie

How to protect your child's privacy and your family’s data

How to protect your child’s privacy and your family’s data

More and more families are relying on technology and digital solutions to keepchildren learning, entertained and connected to the outside world during theCOVID- 19 pandemic.

Hot for SecurityCristina POPOV

Federal Trade Commission Issues Policy Statement on Biometric Information

Legal Update: Federal Trade Commission Issues Policy Statement on Biometric Information

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