Pegasus Research Consortium

i don't think anyone will see any cash

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/google-settles-5-billion-privacy-lawsuit-over-tracking-people-using-incognito-mode_n_65903bade4b0cd3cf0e57701

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Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking People Using 'Incognito Mode'
The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn't track their internet activities while using incognito mode.
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Dec 30, 2023, 10:54 AM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the "incognito" mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar "private" modes in other browsers — to track their internet use.

The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn't track their internet activities while using incognito mode. It argued that Google's advertising technologies and other techniques continued to catalog details of users' site visits and activities despite their use of supposedly "private" browsing.

Plaintiffs also charged that Google's activities yielded an "unaccountable trove of information" about users who thought they'd taken steps to protect their privacy.

The settlement, reached Thursday, must still be approved by a federal judge. Terms weren't disclosed, but the suit originally sought $5 billion on behalf of users; lawyers for the plaintiffs said they expect to present the court with a final settlement agreement by Feb. 24.

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the settlement.

just in case you are wondering about the vince vance song ( i was) so i looked it up

https://people.com/mariah-carey-sued-by-andy-stone-again-over-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-8386001
By Rachel DeSantis

Rachel DeSantis is a staff writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously appeared in Entertainment Weekly and the New York Daily News.
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  Published on November 2, 2022 12:59PM EDT

Another year, another $20 million lawsuit from Andy Stone over Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You."

Stone, who performs as Vince Vance and the Valiants, filed a civil lawsuit against Carey, co-writer Walter Afanasieff, and Sony Music Entertainment in the Central District of California on Tuesday, alleging "copyright infringement and unjust enrichment" over a successful song — also titled "All I Want for Christmas Is You" — he co-wrote in Nashville and released in 1989.

A similar lawsuit was filed by Stone and co-writer Troy Powers (who is also a plaintiff on the current case) in Louisiana last June before it was dropped five months later.

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Country singer Andy Stone, performing as Vince Vance, has reignited a U.S. copyright lawsuit against pop icon Mariah Carey, alleging that her holiday hit 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' unlawfully borrowed from his band Vince Vance & the Valiants' song of the same name.Nov 3, 2023

Andy Stone reignites $20M copyright suit over Mariah Carey's ...

yes i am claiming all of my years but this was still before my time Hubby is fond of the hippo
me and Hubby were talking to some old friends about songs from when you were very young
so i looked them up and  here ya go..
EN~JOY



I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas - Gayla Peevey (1953) | Ed Sullivan Show | Lyrics in Descriptionhttps:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-VXYfw4G_o


Vince Vance & The Valiants - All I Want for Christmas Is Youhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HWHd0EYJA




i had never heard of this guy ,,wild stuff
Who are Vince Vance & the Valiants? —a musically talented, comedic, costumed. choreographed showband

Big Solar Flare & a Filament Poised to Erupt | Space Weather News 22 December 2023

28,384 views Dec 22, 2023This Space Weather News forecast sponsored in part by Millersville University:https://www.millersville.edu/swenOur Sun continues to keep the holiday fireworks going as Region 3519 fires off several large flares and radio blackouts before rotating to the farside. Although solar storms were launched, they are too far west to be Earth-directed. Still, aurora photographers should enjoy some aurora views at high latitudes due to a pocket of fast solar wind coming over the next couple of days. We are also watching an unstable filament crossing through the Earth-strike zone, which could launch as a partly Earth-directed solar storm, so be aware the aurora forecast could change quickly. Amateur radio operators should enjoy the solar storm reprieve, with high solar flux and good propagation on Earth's dayside, despite the noisy conditions and periodic radio blackouts. GPS users, however, should remain vigilant, especially at low latitudes near dawn and dusk, and in the southern hemisphere where GPS reception could become pretty unreliable. Learn the details of the recent solar flare activity, check out the filament poised to erupt, and see what is lurking on the Sun's farside!Want early access to these forecasts, tutorials on Space Weather, & more? Visit:   / spaceweatherwoman  ..........................................



Powerful solar flare knocks out radio communications on EarthScientists say this is the largest flare since 2017, and possibly one of the largest ever recorded. 

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is this a result of flares???

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67839430

Beachgoers swept away as huge wave crashes over wall in CaliforniaStorms in the Pacific have brought huge waves to the Californian coast.Water crashed over the sea wall, sweeping people off their feet, and washing vehicles away in Ventura, Santa Cruz.At the north end of Monterey Bay, in Aptos, CCTV showed seawater washing into a beach restaurant.Several beaches in the state remain closed, with more windy weather forecast for the weekend.29th December 2023, 04:03 EST

may your holidaze be happy