A proposed comScore class action lawsuit has surfaced in the news this week, filed on behalf of two plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claim the free software offered by comScore scans files on their personal computers and changes security settings. And these are just a few of the allegations.
comScore Inc offers free software downloads in exchange for information about users, which it then sells to other businesses, including Facebook, Microsoft and more. The comScore class action lawsuit alleges the company violated privacy laws by scanning accessible files on users’ personal computer and networks and collects sensitive data on those users.
In response to allegations named in the proposed comScore class action lawsuit, comScore says it warns users that it collects shopping card activity, etc, but that it also purges sensitive material. They admit they may inadvertently collect credit card numbers, user ids, and passwords as well as account numbers in the process but that it purges their databases of that type of information.
Data collection privacy lawsuits such as this are on the rise so industry leaders are watching closely to see whether a comScore class action lawsuit serves as a harbinger of things to come.
