Courthouse News reports that Symantec Systems, publishers of Norton products, is named in a class action lawsuit that alleges that Symantec automatically renews people’s subscription to its anti-virus software without asking if they want it renewed. The lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme Court on January 19. The lead plaintiff, Kenneth Elan, claims…
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EFF Plans Appeal of Jewel v. NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Case
A federal judge has dismissed Jewel v. NSA, a case from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on behalf of AT&T customers challenging the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance of millions of ordinary Americans’ phone calls and emails. “We’re deeply disappointed in the judge’s ruling,” said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. “This ruling robs innocent telecom…
Il: Detective Hired by Deripaska’s Employee to Wiretap Cherney Sentenced in Tel-Avi
On January 13th, 2010 the Tel Aviv Court handed down its first verdict in the case of illegal eavesdropping on businessman and philanthropist Michael Cherney. Illegal spying was commissioned by a Russian citizen, who at the time was an executive in Oleg Deripaska’s empire. On January 13, the Tel Aviv Court confirmed the plea bargain…
Judge nixes class-actions in Microsoft WGA lawsuit
Gregg Keizer reports: A federal judge has killed class-action allegations in a lawsuit that accused Microsoft of misleading consumers when it fed them anti-piracy software under the auspices of a critical security update, according to court documents. The move means that Microsoft will not be faced with millions in potential damages. Last fall, Microsoft’s lawyers…