A libel lawsuit filed by Butler University highlights the dangers of certain types of online postings. The university is suing an anonymous blogger for comments posted last year on a blog that the school contends includes defamatory statements about two high-level administrators. The blog has since been removed. University officials said they strongly support freedom…
Does a cheek swab for DNA require a warrant?
No, says the Indiana Court of Appeals in Garcia-Torres v. State: After comparing cheek swabs with other searches requiring only reasonable suspicion, we conclude that the DNA sample collection technique at issue here, although minimally invasive, is also one of those limited searches that requires only reasonable suspicion and may therefore be conducted without a…
Group sex photos case heads to trial
Defendant took pictures of his ex-girlfriend “engaged in various sex acts with two other people.” Later he emailed some of the photos to his ex-girlfriend’s mother, ex-husband, ex-in laws, boss and co-workers. The ex-girlfriend sued for intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy. Defendant moved for summary judgment. […] Plaintiff claimed two forms…
Judge dismisses case against ISPs that worked with closed NebuAd
Wendy Davis reports: A federal judge has dismissed a privacy lawsuit against six Internet service providers who worked with defunct behavioral targeting company NebuAd. U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson in the northern district of California ruled that it would be unfair to force the ISPs — Bresnan, CenturyTel, Embarq, Knology, WOW, and Cable One…