Greg Sterling writes: On the heels the filing of a formal privacy complaint by former FTC employee Chris Soghoian targeting Google’s policy of disclosing search queries in referrer strings, a new class action lawsuit takes aim at the same thing. It seeks money damages and an injunction against Google’s sharing of search queries with third parties. Filed in…
Category: Court
Amazon wins fight to keep customer records private
Declan McCullagh reports: In a victory for the free speech and privacy rights of Amazon.com customers, a federal judge ruled today that the company would not have to turn over detailed records on nearly 50 million purchases to North Carolina tax collectors. The state had demanded sensitive information including names and addresses of North Carolina…
Ca: Councillor’s Court Case for Breach of Privacy Act Starts Today
The trial starts this morning for Prince George City Councillor Brian Skakun, who is accused of breaching the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Skakun is accused of leaking a confidential report about the relationship between a former Officer in Charge of the local RCMP detachment and civilian staff members. The report ended…
Judge orders Joe Miller’s Fairbanks borough personnel records to be released
Some public employees’ workplace issues are still shielded from the public by employee privacy rights, but when you’re running for office, don’t be surprised when the press starts suing to get your records. Jeff Richardson of the Daily News-Miner reports: A Superior Court judge ruled on Saturday that most of the Fairbanks North Star Borough…