Jeff Kosseff writes: News organizations are more likely to be liable in privacy lawsuits if their reporting is factually incorrect, according to a federal court opinion issued this week. Read more about Edme v. Internet Brands, Inc. et al on InsidePrivacy.
Category: Breaches
LinkedIn Customers Allege Company Hacked E-Mail Addresses
Linda Sandler reports: LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD), owner of the world’s most popular professional-networking website, was sued by customers who claim the company appropriated their identities for marketing purposes by hacking into their external e-mail accounts and downloading contacts’ addresses. The customers, who aim to lead a group suit against LinkedIn, asked a federal judge in…
NZ: Motorists’ privacy breached
This is frustrating and disappointing. Richard Meadows reports that despite the fact that more than two years after 92,000 New Zealand motorists opted out of having their personal details in the Motor Vehicle Register sold to third parties, their information – including names, addresses, and dates of birth – is still being sold. Assistant Privacy…
MN: Judge tosses data breach suit against state
Eric Roper reports: A federal judge has dismissed a series of class action claims against the state, relating to a former Department of Natural Resources employee who allegedly snooped into thousands of drivers license records. Lawsuits against the employee are not impacted by the dismissal. Nor, reports Roper, are the more than 20 lawsuits that have been filed against local governments…