Jeffrey Collins of Associated Press reports: The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled a man’s privacy was not violated when his wife’s daughter-in-law managed to get into his email and find out the name of his lover. The justices unanimously ruled Wednesday that since the emails were still in the husband’s inbox, the daughter-in-law did…
Category: Laws
Judge: Takeover of employee LinkedIn account doesn’t violate hacking law
Timothy B. Lee writes: A federal judge rejected a Pennsylvania woman’s argument that her employer violated a federal anti-hacking statute when it took control of her LinkedIn account after firing her. The court ruled the harms cited by the plaintiff were too speculative to pass muster under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Linda…
Biometric passport stands trial in European Courts
An EU reader sends in this comment/update on the legal battle over biometric passports: The legality of the biometric passport is being questioned by European courts. At the end of September, the Dutch highest administrative appeal court joined the recent German request for a preliminary ruling from the EU Court of Justice. EU Law Radar highlights the…
Bieber, Rihanna fan sites agree to $1 million FTC settlement for collecting information about children
Cecilia Kang reports: The operator of fan sites for musicians Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and Demi Lovato have agreed to pay a $1 million fine for illegally collecting information about underage users, a violation of child online privacy laws. The Federal Trade Commission said the proposed settlement with New York-based Artist Arena still must be approved by a judge. An…