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By Adrianne Appel2022-10-26T16:01:00
Google reached a first-of-its-kind settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) requiring the tech giant to hire an outside compliance expert and overhaul its legal compliance process.
The agreement seeks to ensure Google responds efficiently to subpoenas and search warrants, as required under the Stored Communications Act (SCA), the DOJ announced Tuesday.
The agency in 2016 approached Google with a search warrant related to a criminal investigation of a rogue cryptocurrency exchange, BTC-e. The DOJ received the warrant under the SCA, but Google refused to hand over all relevant communications, arguing the law pertained only to data stored in the United States.
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2023-09-15T16:51:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Google agreed to pay $93 million as part of a settlement with the state of California regarding its location data privacy practices. The agreement is separate from a related $391.5 million settlement Google previously reached with a coalition of other states.
2022-11-15T21:26:00Z By Jeff Dale
Google agreed to pay $391.5 million to settle charges it misled millions of users regarding a setting that tracked location data without their knowledge, according to an agreement the company reached with a coalition of 40 state attorneys general.
2022-09-16T15:50:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced sweeping changes to the Department of Justice’s efforts to fight corporate crime, including new guidance regarding individual accountability, voluntary self-disclosure, compliance monitors, and ways to strengthen compliance culture.
2024-07-26T19:18:00Z By Jeff Dale
RTX Corp., the parent company of Raytheon, disclosed in a public filing it has reserved $1.24 billion to resolve legacy legal matters with the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Department of State.
2024-07-26T15:51:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority issued a fine of $4.5 million (3.5 million pounds) against a U.K.-based subsidiary of crypto platform Coinbase for providing services to high-risk customers in violation of FCA rules.
2024-07-26T13:36:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Admera Health agreed to pay more than $5.5 million to resolve allegations first brought by two whistleblowers that it paid kickbacks to third-party contractors, the Department of Justice said.
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