Two related federal class actions have the potential to bankrupt the state. The plaintiffs claim that the Source for Public Data and Chexsystems Collection Agency illegally obtained a database from the Missouri Department of Motor Vehicles, with confidential information about Missouri drivers….. The classes claim the companies violated the Federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act by…
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The Cars.gov Terms of Service flap
Hugh D’Andrade of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has a commentary on the Cars.gov terms of service (TOS) privacy flap that Glenn Beck reported on recently. After noting that the TOS applied to registered car dealers and not to the public, D’Andrade reiterates EFF’s longstanding position on such click-through agreements, but notes that Fox anchor…
NH AG upholds wiretap ruling
Acting New Hampshire Attorney General Orville Fitch announced Friday no crime was committed when the conversations of civilian employees in the city Police Department’s records office were recorded without their knowledge, upholding County Attorney Jim Reams’ earlier review of the matter. In a news release, Fitch said his office reviewed Reams’ three-page report, which advised…
UBS, Swiss reach pact on tax battle
UBS and the Swiss government, rocked by months of embarrassing details about bank secrecy and guilty pleas for UBS clients, agreed to settle a tax-evasion probe with US authorities. The agreement appears to signal that thousands of US client accounts, hidden in offshore shadows, will be turned over to US revenue agents. The settlement, announced…