The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) will today pose an oral question to the European Commission, seeking clarification from the US on a subpoena demanding the micro-blogging site hand over users’ account details. ALDE members want to know why US investigators demanded the information when they hadn’t yet provided evidence that any crime…
Category: Court
EU: Mosley takes privacy legal battle to Europe
Andy McSmith reports: Max Mosley, the former president of Formula One, was in a European court yesterday hoping to secure a new law barring newspapers from publishing details of people’s private lives without forewarning. Mr Mosley is asking the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to make it illegal for a newspaper to publish…
Charges Dropped Against Airport Stripper
Associated Press reports: A man who stripped to his underwear at a Richmond International Airport checkpoint to protest security procedures won’t face a criminal charge. Media outlets report that a disorderly conduct charge against 21-year-old Aaron Tobey of Charlottesville was dropped Monday following a hearing in Henrico General District Court. Read more on MSNBC.
Children & Parents Sued for Alleged Hacking and Cyber-Bullying
Bridget Freeland reports: Parents of a 13-year-old Jane Doe sued two of their daughter’s classmates and their parents, claiming the parents negligently let their kids hack into Jane’s Gmail and turn it into a “Google/Buzz” account – allowing for more direct interaction – and then, posing as Jane, posted “vile, sexual and violent” comments, including…