Dana Hedgpeth reports: A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday said she would consider an order that the social networking site Twitter must turn over three clients’ personal information as part of the government’s criminal investigation into WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Half a dozen lawyers for the three Twitter customers — including Assange — argued that…
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Court stays order to turn over juror’s Facebook postings
Rachel Costello reports that the California Supreme Court has granted a stay of Judge Kenny’s order to Arturo Ramirez (“Juror Number One”) to sign consent for Facebook to provide his postings to the court. A Sacramento trial court had upheld Judge Kenny’s order and Ramirez’s attorney had filed for both a review of the decision…
Juror’s Facebook Postings During Gang Trial Lead to Legal Morass & Suit Against Judge
Bridget Freeland reports the latest in a judge’s order for a juror to consent to Facebook turning over his posts to the judge. California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal had already upheld the judge’s order. A juror in a gang-related attempted-murder trial has sued the judge, claiming Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny violated his privacy…
Netflix Faces Privacy Class Action
Missed this one last month. Mike Holter writes: Netflix has been hit with another class action lawsuit, this time involving subscribers’ privacy. According to the most recent class action lawsuit, Netflix keeps its customers’ personal information and viewing history years after they cancel their membership, in violation of state and federal laws. The Netflix class…