Forbes to Settle California Class Action Claim over Use of Website Trackers

Forbes to settle California class action claim over use of website trackers

Forbes has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit in California relating to its use of third-party website trackers. The trackers on Forbes.com collected IP addresses and other unique identifiers from visitors, which those bringing the lawsuit argued constituted unauthorised use of “pen registers” and “trap and trace devices” under the California Invasion of Privacy Act. A “pen register” is a “device or process that records or decodes dialing, …

Forbes Media preliminarily agrees to a $10M settlement to resolve a California class action lawsuit alleging unauthorized user tracking via its website

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Forbes preliminarily agrees to pay $10 million to settle California wiretapping lawsuit

The preliminary settlement agreement, released on Thursday, said that Forbes has agreed to give users “greater notice” of its use of trackers and will add language to its website providing California residents with more control over how their data is collected and shared with third parties.