A class action complaint filed in San Jose federal court alleges that Google Inc. broke the law when its controversial Google Buzz service shared personal data without the consent of users. The case was filed on Wednesday on behalf of Eva Hibnick, a Florida woman, by law firms in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. William…
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Customs and Border Protection Officer Charged with Computer Snooping
Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced that an Information was filed charging Cleveland-based United States Customs and Border Protection Officer Scot Hafko, age 49, of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, with one count of unauthorized access to a government computer, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1030(a)(2)(B)…
County wins e-mail lawsuit with 3 ex-workers
Gary Pinnell reports: The wrongful termination lawsuit by three Highlands County employees was dismissed last week in Fort Myers by U.S. District Court Judge Jose Martinez. Treasa Handley, Jared Lee and Christine Edwards sued the county after they were fired for sending sexually laced instant messages to each other. Eleven other county employees were disciplined…
Newspaper responds to lawsuit
Stephanie Porter-Nichols and Daniel Gilbert report: The Smyth County News & Messenger has responded to a $1 million defamation lawsuit by a Chilhowie woman, arguing that the article in controversy was a “substantially accurate” report of a court record and a police statement. The newspaper filed the response last Friday in Smyth County Circuit Court…