Cathy Hayes reports: Irish genealogists have voiced concern that plans to resurrect 2006 Privacy Bill could restrict access to genealogical or biographical research materials. […] The Privacy Bill 2006 would make it illegal to violate any person’s privacy. The Irish Times report points out that privacy in this case is not defined in the bill. However, it…
Category: Laws
Lawsuit against Pandora dismissed
In September 2011, this blog noted a potential class action lawsuit had been filed against Pandora for allegedly sharing user profiles, including music preferences, to others and Facebook, in violation of Michigan law. Now Courthouse News reports that the court has dismissed the complaint. I’ve uploaded a copy of the court’s order here. Pandora successfully argued that…
Kate Middleton and Privacy Law
Privacy law scholar Dan Solove writes: The recent incident of paparazzi snapping photos of Kate Middleton sunbathing in the nude has sparked renewed attention to privacy law. According to the Washington Post: “The royals contend that the photos of Middleton — apparently taken by a single paparazzo — violate her privacy and that the photographer trespassed…
SCOTUS considers whether federal government can be sued for FCRA violations
Jesse J. Holland of Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pondered whether it should allow the federal government to face millions of dollars in class-action lawsuits for violating identity theft protection laws that ban the printing of credit card numbers and expiration dates on receipts. Government lawyers argue that the United States is…