Karina Brown reports: A patient claims the producers of CBS TV show “The Doctors” tricked him into appearing before a live studio audience to undergo laser surgery for “pearly penile papules,” then broadcast his penis operations without his consent. Pearly penile papules are harmless, noncontagious, skin-colored bumps. Plaintiff Tyler Bowling, 21, of Minneapolis, says he…
Category: Court
Cyta clients sue over privacy violations
Helen Christophi reports: Two Cyta subscribers have filed separate lawsuits in the Limassol District Court yesterday, alleging the company has been secretly monitoring their mobile phone calls and text messages. They are seeking compensation of up to €100,000. Limassol law firm Kostas Melas and Associates is representing the two subscribers, a young man working in…
Google convictions reveal two flaws in EU law, not just Italian law
Struan Robertson, editor of Out-Law.com, writes: OPINION: Criticism of last week’s conviction of three Google executives has focused on Italy’s legal system. That focus risks missing a wider point. Web hosts are unfairly exposed all across the EU and two legal changes are needed. For now we can only speculate on the court’s reasons. Regardless…
EPIC Files Amended Complaint on Google Buzz
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…