Wendy Davis reports: A group of four Facebook users who sued the site earlier this year for allegedly violating their privacy have withdrawn their case. The one-sentence notice of dismissal, filed with the U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif. last week, didn’t give a reason for the decision. The papers specified that the withdrawal…
Category: Court
Judges ponder location for Google privacy lawsuits
Rebecca Boone of the Associated Press reports: A panel of federal judges is deciding where to consolidate several lawsuits against Google Inc. alleging the company violated wiretapping laws. At least nine lawsuits have been filed in the United States so far contending that Google collected fragments of e-mails, Web surfing data and other online information…
LIGATT Security Tries to Silence its Online Critics With an Unsubstantiated Lawsuit
Kurt Opsahl of the Electronic Frontier Foundation writes: LIGATT Security, a controversial Georgia-based computer security firm, is embroiled in an ongoing flame war with its online detractors, who question the firm’s legitimacy and stock prospects. Earlier this month, LIGATT upped the ante by filing suit in a Georgia court, threatening about 25 anonymous commenters on…
PA: Police chief sues AT&T for giving wife phone records
Paula Reed Ward reports: The police chief for Industry filed a lawsuit against AT&T Mobility recently, claiming the company improperly released his cell phone records to his wife. Garold Ray Miller filed the claim for invasion of privacy in Beaver County last month, but it was moved to federal court on Tuesday. […] Mr. Miller’s…