3rd Circ. Says Financial Services Rule Thwarts Privacy Suit

▤ Summary

The Third Circuit refused to reinstate class claims by Illinois John Hancock customers alleging Amazon Web Services and Pindrop Security collected voice data without consent. The court held that exemptions under Illinois and federal law apply, blocking the proposed privacy class action. The ruling prevents the specific claims from proceeding and narrows avenues for similar consumer privacy suits against cloud and voice-security vendors. Software and cloud providers can view the decision as a precedent that may limit privacy-litigation exposure under certain statutory exemptions.

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