The Italian court which sentenced three Google executives to a suspended jail term made a legal error, according to an Italian legal expert who has studied the judgment. Elvira Berlingieri told OUT-LAW that Google was likely to win any appeal. […] According to Berlingieri, the convictions are based on Google’s failure to notify users that…
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Police seize Gizmodo reporter’s computers after writing about unreleased iPhone (update 7)
Brian Stelter and Nick Bilton report: Gawker Media said on Monday that computers belonging to one of its editors, Jason Chen, were seized from his home on Friday as part of what appeared to be an investigation into the sale of a next-generation iPhone. One of Gawker’s blogs, Gizmodo, published articles last week about the…
The cloud and the future of the Fourth Amendment
David A. Couillard comments: In mid-April, a coalition of privacy groups filed a brief in federal district court in Colorado, defending Yahoo against attempts by the federal government to obtain the contents of Yahoo Mail messages without first obtaining a warrant. One month earlier, the Justice Department filed a 17-page brief arguing that Yahoo Mail…
Bend call center lawsuit raises privacy questions
Cindy Powers of the Associated Press reports: Two women have filed a $250,000 wrongful termination suit against a major Bend employer that raises questions about workplace privacy, confidentiality and how employers handle investigations into potential misconduct. Pamela Castaneda and Pamela McCauley maintain TRG Customer Solutions fired them in June 2008 for “disclosing confidential personnel information”…