ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Halifax Court Approves Settlement in Dell Class Action Over Data Breach: Lawyer – BCI 24 News Network
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Halifax Court Approves Settlement in Dell Class Action Over Data Breach: Lawyer

27 February 2025 11:21 PM
BCI 24 News Network

A lawyer representing Dell customers whose data was compromised in a 2017 breach says a Halifax court approved a $2.1-million settlement in a class action she filed on the consumers’ behalf.
Kate Boyle from the Wagners law firm says an oral decision from Judge John Keith ruled the settlement was fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the consumers affected.
The class action it stemmed from was filed against Dell Canada and parent company Dell USA after thousands of Canadians had their personal information compromised during a breach of a service provider the tech firms used. Wagners says the data was then allegedly used to make targeted tech support scam calls….