A few of the privacy stories this blog covered during 2010 involved web sites “outing” commenters. One of the most shocking of these stories was the Cleveland Plain Dealer case involving a sitting judge. The judge, whose daughter took responsibility for posting the comments, sued the paper. As the year draws to a close, the…
Category: Court
Man protests TSA screening at Richmond airport, is arrested
Frank Green reports: A Charlottesville man who stripped down to his underwear at Richmond International Airport in protest of security screening procedures was charged with disorderly conduct Thursday. Airport police identified him as Aaron B. Tobey, 21. He told police he was a student at the University of Cincinnati. The incident occurred at 2:17 p.m….
Lily Shang: Threat to Release Sex Tape During Divorce Case
Danielle Odiamar reports: According to court papers obtained by the New York Post, a New York City divorce case is becoming very public and very personal as David Glenn Rucker, a Manhattan man, threatened to release a sex tape made with wife Lily Shang if she refused to agree to a favorable divorce settlement. Shang…
Ontario privacy watchdog to appeal email ruling
Joseph Brean reports: Ontario’s privacy commissioner is seeking leave to appeal a recent court ruling that says private emails on workplace email systems are not covered by freedom of information laws. In overturning a decision of the commission, the Ontario Divisional Court ruled this month that the purpose of Ontario’s access to information laws is…