From EPIC.org: EPIC has filed a supplement to its earlier complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, urging the FTC to investigate Google Buzz. EPIC’s original complaint cited clear harms to service subscribers, and alleges that the change in business practices “violated user expectations, diminished user privacy, contradicted Google’s privacy policy, and may have violated federal…
Category: Court
Prospective Juror Sues Judge Over Intrusive Questionnaire
Sabrina Canfield reports: A Tulane graduate student sued a state judge in Federal Court, demanding the return of a 7-page jury-selection questionnaire that asked intrusive questions, including the name of his church, and whether he has ever been affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union, The National Organization of Women, or Amnesty International. Joshua Galjour,…
Webcamgate class action? Parents say “no, thanks”
Dan Hardy reports: A group of Lower Merion and Harriton High School parents will meet tonight to discuss ways to derail the possibility that a federal lawsuit over laptop spying could lead to a lengthy and expensive class-action case against their district. Bryn Mawr resident Michael Boni, one of the organizers, said yesterday: “We have…
Court rules anti-terror data storage illegal
In a victory for privacy advocates, Germany’s highest court on Tuesday knocked down an anti-terrorism law that allows authorities to store all phone and internet records of private citizens. The Karlsruhe-based Constitutional Court ruled that the mass storage of private records breaches Germany’s constitution, effectively overturning a law passed in 2008 that compels communications companies…