An activist has filed papers in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opposing a judge’s approval of Google’s recent $8.5 million settlement in a privacy lawsuit, MediaPost reports. Theodore Frank is founder of the Center for Class Action Fairness and previously asked a judge to reject the deal, arguing it would not benefit Google’s users. Meanwhile, Blue Cross of California customers who allege the health insurer’s data security practices put millions at risk by exposing their Social Security numbers have urged a federal judge to send their putative class-action back to state court, arguing federal courts lack jurisdiction since the plaintiffs are not seeking monetary damages.
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