John D. Seiver and Spencer Persson of DavisWrightTremaine write: Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether and to what extent class members’ injuries and standing are relevant to class certification in TransUnion v. Ramirez. The complaint in the district court alleged that TransUnion violated requirements imposed on credit reporting agencies (CRAs) by…
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Court Refuses to Seal Case That Plaintiff Wanted to Hide from Potential Employers
Eugene Volokh notes another case where public right to know trumps an individual’s request to seal records. Delplanche v. Window Products, Inc., was decided Thursday by Judge Ann Aiken (D. Or.). The plaintiff had asked a court to seal an entire case that had previously been dismissed with prejudice, seal all the electronic records associated…
Microsoft received almost 25,000 requests for consumer data from law enforcement over the past six months
Richard Speed reports: Microsoft has had a busy six months if its latest biannual digital trust report is anything to go by as law enforcement agencies crept closer to making 25,000 legal requests. Requests for consumer data reached 24,798 during the second half of 2020, up from 24,093 during the previous six-month period, and quite a jump from…
Big Tech Is Pushing States to Pass Privacy Laws, and Yes, You Should Be Suspicious
Todd Feathers reports: Concerned about growing momentum behind efforts to regulate the commercial use of personal data, Big Tech has begun seeding watered-down “privacy” legislation in states with the goal of preempting greater protections, experts say. The swift passage in March of a consumer data privacy law in Virginia, which Protocol reported was originally authored by Amazon with…