In contrast with last week’s Central District of California ruling, which dismissed a suit for plaintiff’s inability to plead more than $5k in damages arising from privacy violation, the Northern District of California has greenlighted a plaintiff’s suit for privacy…
The Central District of California has made a sweeping new ruling that could drastically change the face of privacy litigation. Mediapost reports: U.S. District Court Judge George Wu in the Central District of California ruled on Thursday that the seven…
A Northern District of California Judge has ruled that plaintiffs need not allege economic damages resulting from a website breach of privacy in order to proceed past the motion to dismiss stage of litigation. Claridge v. Rockyou, — 09 cv…
In Google’s latest privacy violation adventure, the one where Google trucks have inadvertently (allegedly) intercepted WiFi communications from people on their drives, a Silicon Valley federal Judge has requested the parties to define what “radio communication” means under the Wiretap…
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether several smartphone apps have violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 USC 1030). The investigation is examining whether the applications properly disclosed to users the personal data they would collect as well as how…
