LinkedIn premium users can claim LinkedIn user privacy litigation settlement on LinkedInClassActionSettlement.com to get monetary benefits.
Internet users are worried about Data security and privacy concerns. So, most websites use strong security measures to protect user passwords and private information. But a highly trusted site, LinkedIn falsely assured its Premium Users that it used strong security measures. Now, the company has agreed to compensate up to 800,000 Premium Users to settle a class-action lawsuit over User Privacy.
If you want to submit the Claim Form via mail, then print a customized Claim Form from official website or request a copy by calling 1-877-790-2130. The last date to submit the Claim Form is May 2, 2015
Along with monetary benefits, LinkedIn has agreed to use "salting" and "hashing" data security for at least 5 years.
Link to submit claim form: www.LinkedInClassActionSettlement.com
Address to submit a claim form:
LinkedIn Privacy Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 40007
College Station, TX 77842-4007
Claims must be postmarked by: May 2, 2015
Final Hearing: June 18, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
Claims Administrator
LinkedIn Privacy Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 40007
College Station, TX 77842-4007
1-877-790-2130
Class Counsel
Jay Edelson
Rafey S. Balabanian
Ari J. Scharg
J. Dominick Larry
EDELSON PC
Laurence King
Linda Fong
David Straite
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
Defense Counsel
Michael G. Rhodes
Matthew D. Brown
Benjamin H. Kleine
Kathlyn Querubin
COOLEY LLP
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Who are class members?
United States residents who paid a fee to LinkedIn for a premium subscription during the time period of March 15, 2006 to June 7, 2012 are the class members of the settlement.Claim
Katie Szpyrka, LinkedIn premium user filed a class action lawsuit on behalf other people who have similar claims against LinkedIn after over 6.5 million LinkedIn user passwords were posted on a Russian hacking website in June 2012. She claimed that the company did not use industry-standard security mentioned in LinkedIn's User Agreement and Privacy Policy and failed to protect the passwords and private information of the premium users. Thus, it violated California's unfair competition law.How to submit Claim Form in LinkedIn Class Action Settlement?
Eligible Class Members are required to submit a claim Form to receive cash benefits from the settlement. There are two ways to submit a claim Form: online at www.LinkedInClassActionSettlement.com and via mail to LinkedIn Privacy Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 40007, College Station, TX 77842-4007.If you want to submit the Claim Form via mail, then print a customized Claim Form from official website or request a copy by calling 1-877-790-2130. The last date to submit the Claim Form is May 2, 2015
Potential Award
Class Members who submit a valid claim may get up to $50 from the Settlement Fund. The amount you will be distributed according to the number of valid claims received. The more the claims, the less you receive. The LinkedIn class action settlement is subject to revision.Along with monetary benefits, LinkedIn has agreed to use "salting" and "hashing" data security for at least 5 years.
Highlights of LinkedIn User Privacy Litigation Settlement
Official Website: www.LinkedInClassActionSettlement.comLink to submit claim form: www.LinkedInClassActionSettlement.com
Address to submit a claim form:
LinkedIn Privacy Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 40007
College Station, TX 77842-4007
Claims must be postmarked by: May 2, 2015
Final Hearing: June 18, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
Claims Administrator
LinkedIn Privacy Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 40007
College Station, TX 77842-4007
1-877-790-2130
Class Counsel
Jay Edelson
Rafey S. Balabanian
Ari J. Scharg
J. Dominick Larry
EDELSON PC
Laurence King
Linda Fong
David Straite
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
Defense Counsel
Michael G. Rhodes
Matthew D. Brown
Benjamin H. Kleine
Kathlyn Querubin
COOLEY LLP
Image source: tweaktown.com
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