Wendy Davis reports the latest development in Gaos v. Google, a lawsuit mentioned previously on this blog that involves referrer urls that may leak personal information: Google is urging a federal court to dismiss a privacy lawsuit filed by San Francisco resident Paloma Gaos who alleges that her name was leaked to Web sites she…
Category: Court
Another cyberbullying case in New Jersey reminds us of how much needs to be done
Yesterday, James Queally of the Star-Ledger in New Jersey reported on a case involving cyberbullying. The cyberbullying went on for three years and any parent reading what happened to the victim would share the parent’s concerns and frustration trying to get the situation addressed. One of the interesting “factoids” in the piece was that the NJ State…
Stratford woman sues U.S. border guards
Laura Cudworth reports: A Stratford woman has filed a lawsuit against two American female border guards alleging she was subjected to an unjustified strip-search and groped by one guard as the other watched. Loretta Van Beek, 46, filed the lawsuit on Wednesday with the Detroit federal court stating the search violated her Fourth Amendment right…
UConn tries to keep donors private
The Associated Press reports: The University of Connecticut is fighting in court to prevent the release of lists naming its supporters, arguing they amount to trade secrets that other institutions could use to lure away Huskies fans’ dollars and loyalties. Open-records experts say it’s the first time Connecticut’s courts will have to decide whether public…