Annie Youderian reports: Businesses can buy and resell motor vehicle records in bulk without actually using them, so long as they intend to use them for “permissible purposes,” the 5th Circuit ruled, dismissing six class actions challenging the practice. Under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), businesses must demonstrate a “lawful purpose” for obtaining DMV…
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Fears over new EU snooping powers for police
Tom Whitehead reports: Britons face being snooped on by European police officers for even the most trivial matters under plans drawn up by the EU. The proposed power would allow officers from an EU country to demand information on anyone they suspect of an offence, no matter how minor or whether it is even criminal…
SC Court Revives Case Over Hacked Email Account
Jeff Gorman reports: A woman who hacked into a man’s e-mail account to expose his extramarital affair may have violated federal law, the South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled. Gail Jennings found a card for flowers in her car and correctly suspected that the flowers were not for her. Her husband, Lee Jennings, admitted to…
AOL Responsible for Mass Disclosure of Data
More on the recent court opinion involving the lawsuit over AOL’s 1006 release of search query data that wasn’t as anonymous as they thought. Maria Dinzeo reports: A federal judge found AOL accountable for disclosing personal information of 658,000 of its customers. U.S. District Judge Sandra Armstrong ruled that AOL’s accidental posting of its customers’…