Laura Figueroa reports: The ad on roommates.com posted by a user with the screen name “Buttercup” described a furnished bedroom for rent with a DVD/VCR in a quiet Davie neighborhood. “Buttercup” turned out to be IRS agent Kenneth Ryals, 60, and a female tenant would eventually discover, the DVD/VCR player in the room hid a…
Category: Court
Sex-tape scandal pop star jailed
An Indonesian pop star whose sex tapes made in the privacy of his home home with celebrity girlfriends wound up on the Internet has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail. The “Peterporn” sex tapes scandal was widely followed in the press because of his popularity and because of Indonesia’s strict anti-porn…
TN: Rape Victims’ Privacy Violated By State Court
Caroline Moses reports: It may be hard to believe, but personal information on rape victims in Tennessee is online for anyone to find. Their names, addresses and sometimes even family members’ names are all listed, along with details of the crimes committed against them. The Channel 4 I-Team found officials, from police officers to Davidson…
Lawsuit filed against Apple over apps collecting personal information
From Courthouse News, word of a lawsuit filed by Anthony Chiu in federal court for the Northern District of California against Apple for violations of the Stored Communications Act, invasion of privacy, and other claims. The lawsuit seems to be based on an Wall Street Journal “What They Know” article and research by Eric Smith of…