Canvas Down: ShinyHunters Claims 275 Million School Records
ShinyHunters breached Instructure on April 30, exposing Canvas data from 8,809 schools and threatening to release private messages by May 12.
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Berkeley's Rental Registry Left 60,000 Renters Exposed
A 2024 bug in Berkeley's 3Di rent registry exposed 60,000 renters' data for 138 days. Pasadena uses the same platform and reversed its data policy.
Prime Meridian Enters Free Tax Filing with a Data Privacy Pledge
Former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel backs Prime Meridian, launched March 2026, which pledges not to harvest taxpayer data.
Tax Day Floor Vote: How Crapo Blocked Free Tax Filing
On April 15, 2026, Sen. Warren forced a Senate floor vote to restore IRS Direct File. Sen. Mike Crapo blocked it. The lobbying trail explains why.
NC Made Its Two Biggest Landlords Stop Sharing Rent Data
North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson made Greystar and Cortland stop using RealPage's rent algorithm, in two settlements covering 30,000-plus rental units.
Kentucky Court Upholds Hub-and-Spoke Claim Against RealPage
A federal judge refused on Feb. 3, 2026, to dismiss KY AG Russell Coleman's antitrust suit against RealPage and nine landlords in Louisville and Lexington.
The RealPage Class Action Tops $300M in Private Settlements
The RealPage rent-fixing class action has topped $300M in private settlements. If you rented from a major landlord between 2018 and 2025, you may qualify.
Arizona's First RealPage Settlement: $1M and a Data Ban
Arizona AG Kris Mayes settled with Weidner Property Management for $1M over RealPage rent pricing that overcharged Phoenix tenants 12% and Tucson 13%.
The Beaumont Lockdown: What Gaggle's Algorithm Actually Sees
A Gaggle safety alert locked down Marshall Middle School in Beaumont, TX in March 2026, showing how AI student monitoring extends beyond school hours.
TurboTax Refund Advance Sued Under Military Lending Act
A March 2026 class action alleges TurboTax's 'free' refund advance loans charge servicemembers fees that breach the Military Lending Act's 36% MAPR cap.
New Jersey's RealPage Case Narrowed, Not Dismissed
A federal judge trimmed NJ's antitrust suit against RealPage and landlords in March 2026. The core data-sharing claim survived.
Kansas School Swapped AI Surveillance Tools to Escape a Lawsuit
Lawrence USD 497 quietly replaced Gaggle with ManagedMethods mid-lawsuit. A federal judge ruled in April 2026 the swap didn't moot the case.
TurboTax Is Now a Claude Connector. The Privacy Implications.
Intuit and Anthropic launched TurboTax as a Claude connector in April 2026. What each company says about your tax data, and what remains unclear.
The 1099-K Rollback and the Data Payment Apps Kept
Congress reset the 1099-K threshold to $20,000 in July 2025, but the SSN and financial data payment apps collected during years of uncertainty remains.
Background Check Errors and the Renters Who Pay the Price
A 2026 FCRA class action against Checkr and the FTC's $4.25M Appfolio settlement document how inaccurate screening reports deny housing.
Fifth Circuit Voids FTC's TurboTax 'Free' Advertising Order
The Fifth Circuit ruled the FTC's cease-and-desist order against TurboTax's 'free' advertising was unconstitutionally issued.
How Fiverr's Public URLs Put 30,000 Documents on Google
A Cloudinary misconfiguration left over 30,000 Fiverr user files (tax returns, contracts, passports) indexed on Google; Fiverr says it's not a breach.
What the Infinite Campus Breach Reveals About School Data Risk
A March 2026 breach at Infinite Campus targeted an internal CRM, not the student database. Infinite Campus serves 11 million students across 46 states.
Why IRS Killed Free Direct Filing and What It Means for Your Data
IRS shut down Direct File in November 2025. Commercial alternatives have a documented history of sharing sensitive taxpayer data with advertisers.
RealPage Settlement Reveals Lease Data Shared Among Landlords
The DOJ settled with RealPage in November 2025 over software that pooled tenant lease data across competing landlords to coordinate rent prices.
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