The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge to shut down an operation that allegedly blasted consumers with millions of illegal spam text messages, including many messages that deceptively advertised a mortgage modification website called “Loanmod-gov.net.” The FTC is asking the court to freeze the defendant’s assets. According to the FTC complaint, the defendant behind…
Category: Court
Tanning salon owner charged with taping customers
Dori Olmos reports: Police in Malden, Missouri say there could be hundreds of victims, many of them underage, who were spied on by a southeast Missouri tanning salon owner. Joseph Layland faces 10 charges of possessing child pornography and invasion of privacy. Police say Layland set up a hidden video camera at his tanning business….
Disney workers file privacy lawsuit (updated)
As anticipated yesterday, several Disneyland workers have filed what they hope will become a class action lawsuit. At issue is the fact that their employee badges contain barcoded Social Security numbers that can be read by mobile apps. Sarah Tully reports that the lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. was filed in federal court in U.S….
Feds Appealing Warrantless Wiretapping Defeat
David Kravets writes: The Obama administration is appealing the first and likely only lawsuit resulting in a ruling against the secret National Security Agency warrantless surveillance program adopted in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks. A San Francisco federal judge in December awarded $20,400 each to two American lawyers illegally wiretapped by the George…