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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Critically, these apps are not associated with Allstate.

Things like gas price apps, family monitoring apps.

In its complaint, filed in federal court, Texas requested that Allstate be ordered to pay a penalty of $7,500 per violation of the state’s data privacy law and $10,000 per violation of the state’s insurance code, which would likely amount to millions of dollars given the number of consumers allegedly affected.

The lawsuit also asks the court to make Allstate delete all the data it obtained through actions that allegedly violated the privacy law and to make full restitution to customers harmed by the companies’ actions.

Yeah. because deleting the data is going to get it out of the hands of all the people they already sold it too. (including other insurers.)

Also, WTF is with the "Right to Cure"?! Like. Seriously. Companies have already decided the risk of getting caught is acceptable, so now you'll just, let them get off the hook for free? simply by stopping the illegal action? Sorry. People have been harmed by this. "I won't do it again" is not enough.

[–] _wizard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's recently enacted consumer privacy laws. I maintain our privacy platform and it's super stressful. Wish we could just get something like a gdp.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That’s not what right to cure means.

The “right to cure” provision gives them 30 days to “cure” their infractions (that is, stop being criminals.)

Basically what has to happen is that:

  1. they get caught
  2. they get warned (The 30 day clock starts here.)
  3. they stop being assumes.
  4. issue a statement detailing what actions they took to stop being assholes, potential policy changes that were implemented (lol,) and evidence they’re back in compliance.

If they do all that, then there’s zero consequences.

All they have to do is tailor that statement to be hyper specific. “We promise to not work those apps!” Or maybe “we won’t use the Arity SDK!” But spin off. “Lol-not-arity” SDK that does the same thing,

Basically, corporate lawyers are why we can’t have nice things.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Friendly reminder to not install apps on your phone willy nilly and use websites wherever possible, because almost all apps are harvesting your information to sell.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hermit is an app you can use to setup icons for your websites. Basically make lite apps and even sandbox them.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most mobile browsers have some kind of "add to home screen" feature that is essentially an icon that links to a webpage, though without the sandboxing. I use them for my bank apps.

[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No FDroid version? I am suspicious of every app on the Google Play Store.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's probably due to there being a paid option.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Meanwhile Texas has no problem suing to ensure THEY can collect data to harm others.

Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere

Broken clock is right twice a day

[–] SS2k_2003@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Good job Texas, blood sucking companies will do whatever it takes to increase profits.