The Associated Press reports: A federal lawsuit filed in the Texarkana Division of the Western District of Arkansas claims the Arkansas Department of Motor Vehicle database has been illegally used for marketing and it could affect anyone who has had an Arkansas driver’s license since 2000. “Plaintiffs and the members of the class have suffered…
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MT court: Law requiring Social Security numbers constitutional
The Associated Press reports: The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a state law that requires applicants for wildlife conservation licenses to include the last four digits of their Social Security numbers on the application. The Montana Shooting Sports Association had challenged the requirement, arguing it unconstitutionally infringes upon an applicant’s fundamental right to privacy. Read…
EPIC, Privacy Groups Oppose Facebook “Beacon” Settlement
From EPIC.org: EPIC and other privacy groups sent a letter to the federal judge overseeing a class-action settlement against Facebook in California, opposing the settlement as unfair and unreasonable. As proposed, the settlement does not provide any benefit for Facebook users whose private data was illegally exposed by Facebook “Beacon.” Instead, the deal would create…
MI: Lawsuits allege firms sent junk faxes
Paul Egan reports: Companies that send unsolicited faxes are the target of class-action lawsuits filed Monday in federal court in Detroit. … The lawsuits, which still must be certified as class actions, were filed under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which Congress passed in 1991. Brian Wanca, an Illinois attorney representing lead plaintiff Imhoff Investment…