The Watchdog Was The Wolf TL;DR Avast, a company selling antivirus and privacy software, secretly harvested the detailed browsing histories of its users from at least 2014 to 2020. The software, marketed to “[b]lock annoying tracking cookies” and “[p]rotect your…
TL;DR The Accused: NGL Labs, LLC and its executives Raj Vir and Joao Figueiredo. The Plaintiff: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the District Attorney of Los Angeles County. The Scheme: The NGL app allegedly tricked its users, primarily teenagers,…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Mobilewalla & Its Impact on Consumer Privacy Table of Contents 1. Introduction A single swipe on a phone screen can reveal where we sleep, worship, protest, or seek medical care. Mobilewalla, a little‑known data broker headquartered in suburban Atlanta, turned that swipe into…
TL;DR Security camera company Verkada Inc. is being sued by the U.S. government for massive, systemic security failures that allowed hackers to access over 150,000 live camera feeds. The breach exposed highly sensitive locations, including psychiatric hospitals, women’s health clinics,…
TL;DR The Facts: For nearly 20 years, Konohiki Corp. illegally operated a high-capacity cesspool at its commercial property in Makawao, Hawaii, in direct violation of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The Misconduct: This cesspool directly injected untreated human waste…
TL;DR An interconnected web of companies, including Legion Media and KP Commerce, allegedly engineered a massive unauthorized billing scam that took over $200 million from working people since at least 2021. The scheme relied on deceptive “free trial” offers for…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: Agrileum Collections & Its Impact on Memphis Communities Introduction – Oil on the Brink Forty‑six thousand gallons of industrial oil sit in aging tanks on Memphis’s Outland Road, monitored by a company that—according to federal inspectors—never bothered to draft even the…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: Uber Technologies, Inc. & Its Impact on Michael R. Rattagan Table of Contents Introduction: The Human Cost of Corporate Secrecy The expansion of global technology companies often leaves a trail of disruption, not just in markets,…
TL;DR AES Puerto Rico, LP, owner of a coal-fired power plant in Guayama, is charged by the EPA for serious violations of the Clean Air Act. The company failed to operate and maintain its mercury and hazardous air pollutant monitoring…
A $200 Fine For Poisoning Your Home TL;DR The Facts: Lotus Plumbing Company performed renovation work on a Portland, Oregon home built in 1946, a property classified as “target housing” due to the high risk of lead-based paint. The Misconduct:…