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Big Red agrees not to capture personal details after two-year class action

Oracle has agreed to cough up $115 million to settle a two-year class action lawsuit that alleged misuse of user data.

The settlement ensures Big Red commits to address the alleged privacy violations through binding promises that it will"not capture certain complained-of electronic communications and will implement an audit program to review its customers' compliance with contractual consumer privacy obligations." "The Settlement thus demarcates a new era for Oracle's relationship with class members, offers substantial benefits, and at the same time eliminates the risk and uncertainty of continued litigation," the filing adds.Europe's largest council could face £12M manual audit bill after Oracle project disaster, which had declined to about $300 million in revenue in fiscal year 2024." The business reported around $2 billion in 2022.

The plaintiffs also obtained Offline Access Request Response Reports from Oracle, which have been central to this litigation. After consulting a privacy law scholar and two computer science experts who performed forensic research and analysis of Oracle's publicly available technical documentation, the plaintiffs, alleging that its data brokering business violates internet users' right to privacy under the California Constitution as well as various state and federal privacy statutes.

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