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B.C. court approves class-action lawsuit about privacy over Home Depot receipts

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit against Home Depot regarding privacy violations related to emailed purchase receipts.
The lawsuit claims Home Depot shared customer information with Meta without consent, including purchase details and email addresses.
Justice Peter Edelmann stated that customers had a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding their data shared with Meta for marketing purposes.
The case involves over six million emails and similar lawsuits have been initiated in Quebec and Saskatchewan.

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Newsweek

Home Depot class action suit moves ahead: what to know

Home Deput had argued that customers had no reasonable expectation of their privacy, after information was allegedly provided to Meta.

2 months ago·United States

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grandforksgazette.ca

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B.C. court certifies suit against Home Depot over receipt privacy allegations

Class action involves over 6 million emails, claims they were shared with Meta without permission

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Financial Post

B.C. court approves privacy class action against Home Depot

A B.C. Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can go ahead alleging Home Depot violated its customers' privacy. Find out more.

2 months ago·Canada

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Vancouver Sun

Class-action lawsuit over privacy of Home Depot receipts greenlit by B.C. court

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can go ahead alleging Home Depot violated its customers' privacy when collecting and sharing their information after emailing purchase receipts.

2 months ago·Vancouver, Canada

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Global News

B.C. court allows class-action against Home Depot

A B.C. Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can go ahead alleging Home Depot violated its customers' privacy when collecting and sharing their information.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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Unique News Online

B.C. Supreme Court Allows Class Action Against Home Depot for Alleged Privacy Breach

The British Columbia Supreme Court has allowed a class-action complaint against Home Depot charging that it has contravened privacy laws by revealing 7 million customer emails to Meta to gauge the effectiveness of advertisements. The instances happened between 2018 and 2022 and were done without authorization from the consumers. The lawsuit has been brought by Merchant Law Group and it seeks to get compensation for the affected consumers and al…

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