Eileen Sullivan and Matt Apuzzo of Associated Press reports: A multibillion-dollar information-sharing program created in the aftermath of 9/11 has improperly collected information about innocent Americans and produced little valuableintelligence on terrorism, a Senate report concludes. It portrays an effort that ballooned far beyond anyone’s ability to control. What began as an attempt to put local,…
Bright House Networks sued for privacy violations under Cable Communications Policy Act
A small item on Courthouse News mentions that Bright House Networks has been sued in a potential class action lawsuit. The complaint, filed in federal court in California, alleges that Bright House Networks, provider of cable TV, Internet and phone services, collects personal information of consumers and retains it indefinitely. The plaintiff, Robert Hodsdon, alleges…
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…