The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a Sams v. Yahoo! yesterday. The Summary: The panel affirmed the dismissal of putative class claims that Yahoo! Inc., a network service provider, violated the Stored Communications Act when it disclosed subscriber information to the government pursuant to allegedly invalid subpoenas. The panel held that…
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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Software and Rent-to-Own Companies Accused of Computer Spying
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved nine final orders settling charges that seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm and its two principals spied on consumers using computers that consumers rented from them. The companies used software to take screenshots of confidential and personal information, log customers’ computer keystrokes,…
Pennsylvania Court Deals Blow to Secrecy-Obsessed Fracking Industry
Steven Rosenfeld writes: A Pennsylvania judge in the heart of the Keystone State’s fracking belt has issued a forceful and precedent-setting decision holding that there is no corporate right to privacy under that state’s constitution, giving citizens and journalists a powerful tool to understand the health and environmental impacts of natural gas drilling in their…
Actress Loses Suit Over IMDB’s Posting of Her Age
Michael Cieply reports: A jury in Seattle has found against Huong Hoang, the actress who sued the Internet Movie Database and its parent company, Amazon, for posting her age without her permission. The verdict, reached in Federal court on Thursday, rejected a breach of contract claim against IMDb by Ms. Hoang, who uses the name Junie Hoang in…