Newspaper publisher to pay $9.5 million to subscribers

Lee Enterprises accused of digital privacy violations By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs July 18, 2025 Lee agrees to pay $9.5 million in a privacy settlement with subscribers. Now faces three class-action lawsuits from employees over a 2025 data breach. Lawsuits allege negligence, breach of contract, and failure to disclose crucial details. Lee Enterprises, the Iowa-based media company that owns hundreds of newspapers across 25 states, including flagship titles like the Quad-City Times and Omaha World-Herald, is at the center of a growing legal crisis. The company has agreed to a $9.5 million settlement with subscribers alleging digital privacy violations and is now facing three federal lawsuits brought by employees over a massive data breach earlier this year. Lee reached the $9.5 million settlement Lee with nearly 1.53 million subscribers earlier this year. The lawsuit accused the company of embedding tracking technology in… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.