Ah, thumbs up to EPIC – they jumped into a SCOTUS case that Facebook, LinkedIn, and Zynga had tried to use as an opportunity to free themselves from litigation where consumers could not demonstrate actual harm. The firms filed an amicus brief that argued that there should be no standing or statutory damages absent a showing…
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Aspiring actress sues IMDB and Amazon for revealing her true age and for misusing her credit card details to obtain it
Venkat Balasubramani kindly pointed me to this Jane Doe lawsuit against Amazon and its subsidiary, IMDB.com. If I understand the thrust of the complaint, Doe, an aspiring actress, had registered with IMDB.com using her stage name. When she upgraded to IMDBpro, however, she was required to provide a credit card number, and with it, the…
Privacy Foundation: “Privacy Damage Theories”
If you’re in the Denver area, you might want to check out this event: The Privacy Foundation is hosting a lunch on November 4. The topic is “Privacy Damage Theories.”
UK Information Tribunal Rules Properly Anonymized Personal Data Can Be Disclosed Under FOIA
On September 7, 2011, the United Kingdom Information Tribunal published a decision that appears to resolve the long-running uncertainty regarding the extent to which anonymized personal information may be disclosed under the UK’s Freedom of Information legislation. The UK’s FOIA was introduced and applicable to most of the UK in 2000, with equivalent law following for Scotland…