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Proposed lawsuit settlement includes free soft drinks

Posted on March 28, 2012 by pogowasright.org

Jeff Eckhoff and James Heggen report: The failure of a Des Moines restaurant chain to fully comply with a federal anti-identity theft law will soon lead to free soft drinks for some of its former patrons, assuming a federal judge approves. Lawyers in a complicated class-action lawsuit have submitted a proposed settlement that will, if…

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California Court Rules that Gathering ZIP Codes for Fraud Prevention does not Violate the Credit Card Act

Posted on March 28, 2012 by pogowasright.org

Nihar Shah writes: On March 14, 2012 a California district court ruled in Flores v. Chevron that a gas station gathering ZIP Codes for fraud prevention did not violate Civil Code § 1747.08, the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act (“Credit Card Act”).  The Credit Card Act prohibits businesses from recording a customer’s personal information in conjunction with a…

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Senator: Employers shouldn’t seek site passwords

Posted on March 23, 2012 by pogowasright.org

Manuel Valdes of Associated Press reports: A Democratic senator from Connecticut is writing a bill that would stop the practice of employers asking job applicants for their Facebook or other social media passwords, he told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said that such a practice is an “unreasonable invasion of privacy…

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Plans to introduce first overarching data protection regime in Singapore will help attract business, expert says

Posted on March 22, 2012 by pogowasright.org

Yesterday I posted something about Singapore’s draft data protection law and the call for comments on it. Today, Out-Law.com provides a more detailed overview of the proposed law: The draft legislation sets out rules for the collection, processing and storage of all personal data, whether in electronic or non-electronic form. Companies based outside of Singapore would…

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