Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. issued a press release today indicating that it may be sued by the Federal Trade Commission over its Identity Theft Shield and Affirmative Defense Response System (“ADRS”) Program: Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) announced that on November 18, 2009, we received a proposed draft complaint from the Federal Trade Commission…
Lawsuit: Use of rival’s name as keyword invades privacy
Dinesh Ramde of Associated Press reports on a lawsuit in Wisconsin that makes an intriguing legal argument. The law firm of Habush, Habush, & Rottier is suing rival law firm Cannon & Dunphy for buying the words “Habush” and “Rottier” from Google for keywords. Habush argues that by purchasing the keywords, a sponsored link for…
Crossing the line: Reporters – and editors – aren’t cops
A PogoWasRight.org commentary on media invading privacy. Steve Bornfeld has a commentary in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, “Channel 8 crosses privacy line with Fredericks story” that deals with media crossing lines and invading individuals’ privacy. He writes, in part: Privacy lost to prurience. That was the result when Channel 8 last week reported the humiliating…
Accused hacker granted bail in Anoushka extortion case
Junaid Khan, who is charged with attempting to extort sitar player Anoushka Shankar, daughter of musician Ravi Shankar, has been granted bail by a Delhi court. According to Yamban, Junaid was required to provide personal and surety bonds of Rs. 50,000 each. he had been arrested on by the Special Cell in Mumbai on September…