Courts have generally been reluctant to allow parties to file anonymously – even when it might seem reasonable to us to allow them to do. As a recent example: the actress who tried to anonymously sue IMDB and Amazon for “outing” her real age was told she could either file non-anonymously or drop her suit….
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Abine Files FTC Complaint Against BeenVerified For Not Keeping Deleted Profiles Deleted and Misusing Opt-Out Info
From the press release: Abine, Inc., a leader in online privacy solutions for consumers announced today that is has filed a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint against BeenVerified.com, one of the largest background check websites and data brokers. Abine has found that consumers who stated their preference to be removed using BeenVerified’s own opt-out system…
Online denizens: the government says you are better off passing out flyers in a ski mask than Tweeting controversial material
More on the Twitter subpoena in the Occupy Boston case. In today’s hearing, the government made some truly outrageous claims. This post by PrivacySOS is an absolute must-read for everyone who uses online social media and who believes in free speech and privacy. And if you’re not livid by the time you get done reading…
Congress Welcomes The Drones
Kashmir Hill writes: The Senate passed a $63 billion bill Monday to provide four years of funding for the Federal Aviation Administration. One of the provisions of the Reauthorization Act is that the FAA clear the path for wider spread use of drones (a.k.a. unmanned aircraft) for governmental and commercial purposes. Within 90 days, the FAA has to speed…