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…
Category: Court
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…
Arkansas DMV Database Used for Marketing, Private Data Accessed, Suit Says
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…