A class action claims Facebook misappropriates the names and likeness of children and uses them in ads without permission from their parents or grandparents. The class claims that children are unable to stop Facebook from using their names and photos on a Facebook page if they have “liked” it. This constitutes an “endorsement,” and use…
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Arraignment postponed for Estero High students accused of Facebook cyberbullying
Prosecutors postponed the Tuesday arraignment for two Estero High students arrested on cyber bullying charges last month. McKenzie Barker, 15, and Taylor Wynn, 16, face one count each of felony cyberstalking after Lee County Sheriff’s detectives say the pair created a fake Facebook page to torment a classmate. The page, made to appear as if…
North Carolina Dept. Of Revenue, Amazon Reach Settlement In Privacy Case
The North Carolina Department of Revenue has agreed to stop gathering personal data on on-line buyers. The agreement came in the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Amazon to stop the NCDOR from collecting information. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU-NCLF, and ACLU of Washington got involved in the lawsuit on behalf of several Amazon…
Court Throws Out Warrantless Search of Car’s Data Recorder [corrected]
Metropolitan News-Enterprise reports an appellate decision from the Sixth District Court of Appeals in California in People v. Xinos, 11 S.O.S. 782: Police violated the Fourth Amendment rights of a drunk driving/vehicular manslaughter suspect by downloading data from the car’s sensing and diagnostic module without a warrant, the Sixth District Court of Appeal ruled yesterday….