Kashmir Hill writes: Much of the time, Facebook is being criticized for violating users’ privacy, but sometimes the company does the opposite. In a California court case, Facebook’s lawyers are trying to avoid turning over the status messages posted to Facebook by a juror in a street gang trial. Read more about the case and…
Category: Court
EPIC Files Brief in Airport Body Scanner Case
From EPIC.org: EPIC has filed its reply brief in the suit to suspend the Department of Homeland Security’s controversial airport body scanner program. The brief argues that “the TSA has acted outside of its regulatory authority and with profound disregard for the statutory and constitutional rights of air travelers, the agency’s rule should be set aside…
Interview: Scott Kamber On His ‘Spate’ Of Lawsuits Over Internet Privacy
Joe Mullin writes: The ad agency interclick took an unusual tactic in defending itself this week against recent lawsuits alleging the company and its customers violated users’ online privacy: it took a shot at its opponents’ law firm. Without actually naming the firm, it implied that the firm was filing bogus privacy suits, saying in a press…
UK: Ex-KGB agent sues MI5 over ‘privacy breach’
Robert Verkaik reports: A former senior KGB agent is suing MI5 over invasion of his privacy, alleging his family members were victims of a campaign of harassment and unlawful surveillance. Judges are now investigating claims made by Boris Karpichkov that his east London home was broken into and his telephone calls and post unlawfully intercepted….