The UKPA reports: The European Commission is taking the UK to court for breaking EU rules on safeguarding internet privacy. The move follows complaints to the Commission from British internet users that they have been targeted by advertisers based on an analysis of their “internet traffic”. A Commission statement said it first launched legal proceedings…
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UK: TV celebrity wins court order gagging his ex-wife over claims he cheated
Another day, another “super-injunction” in the U.K. Michael Seamark reports: A married TV star has won a court gagging order to prevent details of his private life being published. The celebrity, who has a huge public profile, has obtained an injunction stopping his ex-wife writing about their relationship and claims that they had a sexual…
Judge rules against Steve Nunn’s attorneys; allows search of hard drive
Jennifer Hewlett reports: Police may continue a search of a hard drive belonging to murder defendant and former state lawmaker Steve Nunn, Fayette Circuit Judge Pamela Goodwine ruled Tuesday. Police, while investigating the Sept. 11, 2009, shooting death of Amanda Ross, 29, of Lexington, had begun a forensic examination of the external hard drive, but…
Can You Be Forced to Turn Over Your Social Network Passwords in a Civil Case?
Bruce Boyden comments on Romano v. Steelcase, reported previously on this site (here) Let’s say you’re the plaintiff in a civil case against a neighbor, an employer, or a company you’ve done business with. And let’s say that you have a Facebook account. The other side believes that some of your Facebook communications might be…