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Aaron’s loses appeal of computer spyware allegations cases

Posted on April 17, 2015June 30, 2025 by Dissent

There’s an update to a case I’ve been following on this blog since May, 2011 when Crystal and Brian Byrd first sued Aaron’s Inc. and Aspen Way. Their lawsuit encountered a number of obstacles along the way, but now it looks like it will go forward.

Atlanta Business Chronicle reports:

Class action alleging Aaron’s Inc. and a franchisee secretly collected thousands of computer webcam photos, screen shots and keystroke logs of customers will go forward, a federal appellate court has ruled.

Read more on Atlanta Business Chronicle.

You can access the Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ opinion here, and find previous coverage on this site by searching for “Byrd Aaron’s.”

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