Cade Metz reports: Google announced that it has received preliminary approval for its $8.5 million settlement of a class action brought against Google Buzz, the Gmail add-on that tried to turn the company’s online email service into a social networking tool. […] Google also took the unusual step of contacting all Gmail users via email….
Category: Court
Should the Law that Protects Against Upskirt Filming Protect Against TSA Body Scanners?
Kashmir Hill blogs about EPIC’s lawsuit against DHS seeking suspension of full body scanners. The lawsuit has been cited previously on this blog. In particular, she focuses in on one of EPIC’s arguments, that the scans violate the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act. She writes: The Act prohibits the filming of private parts — it makes an…
Did the Colorado Supreme Court minimize the seriousness of using another’s SSN? ITRC says ‘yes.’
There was a court decision in Colorado recently that I didn’t cover on this site because the decision supposedly wouldn’t have much impact going forward in light of a new law that had gone into effect. The case involved a man who used his own name, address, and details to apply for a loan,…
In Opening Brief, EPIC Urges Federal Appeals Court to Suspend Airport Body Scanner Program
From EPIC.org: EPIC has filed the opening brief in EPIC v. DHS, No, 10-1157, a case that challenges the unilateral decision of the TSA to make body scanners the primary screening technique in U.S. airports. Three frequent air travelers are joining EPIC in the lawsuit: security expert Bruce Schneier, human rights activist Chip Pitts, and…