(KRON) — The deadline for current and former California residents to file for a claim in a $27.5 million class action lawsuit against Thomson Reuters has been extended. The settlement against the media giant was first announced back in October.
It was pertaining to a lawsuit filed in 2020 by East Bay activist Cat Brooks and Oakland-based journalist Rasheed Shabazz in connection to Thomson Reuters’ CLEAR platform. CLEAR is an online investigative software platform — not to be confused with the airport security system of the same name — the company markets to governments and law enforcement.
According to a 2022 complaint filed by Shabazz and Brooks, the news agency leveraged CLEAR to make money by collecting “a vast quantity of photos, identifying information, and personal data of American consumers, including Californians, without their consent.” The complaint also alleges Thomson Reuters sold that information to “corporations, law enforcement, and government agencies.”
The privacy settlement is open to any adults who resided in California between Dec. 3, 2016 and Oct. 31, 2024. Individual payments for those who file a claim are expected to be between $19 to $48, according to law group handling the settlement.
The initial deadline was set for Dec. 6. However, that deadline has been extended to Dec. 27.
(KRON) — The deadline for current and former California residents to file for a claim in a $27.5 million class action lawsuit against Thomson Reuters has been extended. The settlement against the media giant was first announced back in October. It was pertaining to a lawsuit filed in 2020 by East Bay activist Cat Brooks […]
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