Over on Forbes, Kashmir Hill discusses the settlement in the Lower Merion webcam civil suits that have been discussed on this site previously. As reported last night, the two civil suits settled for $610k, with the lawyer getting the bulk of the settlement, presumably to cover all his time in court seeking an injunction, payment…
Category: Court
Emails on laptop not protected by the Stored Communications Act
Evan Brown comments on Thompson v. Ross, 2010 WL 3896533 (W.D. Pa. September 30, 2010): Messages from Yahoo and AOL email accounts saved on laptop computer were not in “electronic storage” as defined by Stored Communications Act. Plaintiff’s ex-girlfriend kept his laptop computer after the two of them broke up. The ex-girlfriend let two of…
Mirror, mirror on the web
donalee Moulton discusses online reputation: … The study, Digital Footprints: Online Identity Management and Search in the Age of Transparency, also discovered that fully 60 per cent of Internet users surveyed said they are not worried about how much information is available about them online. Similarly, the majority of online adults (61 per cent) do not…
OR: Man Stole Identity Of Kidnapped, Murdered Child
KPTV reports: A man who worked for years as an inspector with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission is facing new charges after being arraigned in U.S. District Court in Portland on Thursday. According to court documents, Doitchin Krasev faces charges of making a false statement on a passport application and aggravated identity theft. Police said…