US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement
A US judge has indicated he will reject at least part of a proposed settlement in a privacy lawsuit against TikTok, suggesting the current terms are not acceptable to the court.
Why this matters: When a judge pushes back on a settlement, it usually means the deal was too good for the company and not good enough for the people harmed. TikTok privacy cases involve a large number of ordinary users whose data was allegedly mishandled. A rejected settlement is not a loss for those users yet, but it is a signal that the court thinks they deserve more. Watch what gets renegotiated and who ends up actually benefiting from the final terms.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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