Jacob Demmitt reports: A University [of Georgia] employee with access to sensitive student information was arrested and charged with one count of felony theft by extortion Monday evening, and police said they expect their investigation to lead them to more student victims. Dorin Dehelean, an Internet technology security analyst associate for Enterprise Information Technology Services,…
Category: Court
Court OK’s Trespass Claim Over Google ‘Street View’
Anne Youderian reports: The 3rd Circuit allowed a Pittsburgh couple to proceed with a claim that Google trespassed when it photographed their house and pool for its Street View mapping tool. Aaron and Christine Boring claimed that Google’s street-level images of their house violated their privacy, devalued their property and caused them mental suffering. Their…
Facebook Fights Subpoena in Police Shooting
Joe Harris reports: A former St. Louis police officer who is facing a felony trial for a shooting has requested records from Facebook, but the social network site isn’t giving them up without a fight. The officer claims that online friendships between investigators and bar patrons create concerns about the impartiality of the investigation. Albert…
UK: Refusal to stop John Terry story was not a privacy law U-turn, says expert
Out-Law.com has more on the recent ruling in London that seemed to buck a trend of granting the rich and famous super-injunctions to protect their privacy from media exposure: The High Court’s refusal to issue an injunction preventing the media from reporting an alleged affair footballer John Terry had with a team mate’s girlfriend is…